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Friday, December 18, 2009 5:04:40 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Iquique:
Alethea said, "Festival Danza America Iquique/Chilean Folklorico- Polynesian Dance Seven hours to La Serena, twelve to Antofagasta, and another eight to Iquique, all through exquisitely stark desert. In Copiapo, a large town which is a base for mining, I stepped..." more
Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:03:29 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled more videos:
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Sunday, June 28, 2009 4:34:18 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Leaving:
Alethea said, "Mexican Twirlers (for lack of a better term) on a summer day in Valparaiso celebrating Mexican culture and the amistad entre Chile y Mexico.Three weeks left to live in Chile. I haven't written as teaching and editing has taken most of my time and..." more
Sunday, April 12, 2009 8:03:33 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Notes from the English Department: Easter in Fall:
Alethea said, "I'm writing as the sun is beginning to get low. A slow afternoon of not much going on. For lunch, we had salmon bought right from the fishmonger. One of them once told Bill he could come to her kitchen and cook anytime. I shared a bottle of wine..." more
Sunday, April 5, 2009 6:36:09 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Notes from the English Department:
Alethea said, "Rosa y Luna, photo credit:Sandra EdwardsLast night we decided to take the coastal route on the bus ride home from Vina del Mar. We got off far enough from the steps that lead up to our house for a chance to walk along the breakwater. The tide was..." more
Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:51:08 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Notes from the English Department:
Alethea said, "Sandra and Alberto, my neighbors, had their stolen car returned to them by the Carabineros, the official state police of Chile. Unfortunately, the stereo, the ignition, several personal items and some alarms that Alberto uses in his security..." more
Monday, March 23, 2009 1:17:52 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Notes from the English Department:
Alethea said, "Our neighbors, a woman with a bad back, a self-proclaimed black sheep of a well-known and wealthy family (they own one of the largest banks), and an old friend who just moved in with her, have called the Carboneros twice today. The first time was..." more
Saturday, March 21, 2009 5:09:16 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Notes from the English Department:
Alethea said, "St. Margaret's gates, just like Buckingham Palace's.The last day of summer here in Concon has been foggy and cold. We went to Vina today to eat at our favorite little restaurant (soup, pork and rice for 1,200 pesos, just a bit over 2 dollars a..." more
Friday, February 20, 2009 11:57:02 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled A Llama, A Lot of Adobe, and a UFO:
Alethea said, "We missed the UFO that flew over San Pedro de Atacama, a small village that not long ago had no electricity and was as far away from the modern world as you could imagine. It is now the most expensive place in South America to live, a mecca for..." more
Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:32:23 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Arica and Tacna, Peru:
Alethea said, "In progressTraditional Dancer from Los Diablos, Dancing Fraternity from BoliviaWe hadn't planned on going to Arica when we left home but decided we should try to go as far north as time allowed. Five more hours on the bus, passing more mines, going..." more
Saturday, February 14, 2009 11:11:35 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled La Serena to Antofagasta:
Alethea said, "Lonely Planet suggests taking a night bus as you travel through the desert for the twelve hour trip between La Serena and Antofagasta, saying that there isn't much to look at. The guidebook can be helpful but so wrong on this account. The entire..." more
Wednesday, January 28, 2009 7:59:27 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt:
Alethea said, "In process,not edited yetWe swore off Chilean pastry in Puerto Varas. We'd had the good experience of finding a decent cake in Valdivia, but this was a rare find. We've had delicious meals at the homes of friends, but restaurant cuisine in general..." more
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 12:39:00 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Visit with Pamela: La Union and Lake Ranco:
Alethea said, "in progress This is our dear friend Pamela leaving Vina del Mar for what she thought would be a job as a nanny in Santiago. First she thought she'd spend some time back home with her family, but now she's home she's decided to stay in the Lake..." more
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:12:03 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Valdivia:
Alethea said, "I loved Valdivia. It reminded me of Eureka and Arcata, California with its university feel, the clapboard houses and the number of people on bikes. But it also felt like Seattle, though it's not right on the sea. The commercial and university areas..." more
Sunday, January 25, 2009 10:33:38 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled South to Valdivia:
Alethea said, "In progress, please check back tomorrow"
Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:12:34 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Santiago to Valdivia:
Alethea said, "Detail of mural, Concha y Toro Barrio, Santiago Chile Santiago in the summer is hot, but with less smog than in the winter . . . I chalk this up to South America like dealing right to left and putting guacamole on hot dogs. Complete MuralThe..." more
Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:06:09 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled I Am/Es Soy:
Alethea said, "I Amby Susana Montanares M.I am a body without a soul,a hungry corpse of desire,a caress converted into torture.I am an autumn leaf,the trampled cry of nakedness born alive.I am pain and forgetfulness staring together,rage and hate joined into a..." more
Thursday, January 22, 2009 11:09:07 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled La Musica de los Perros:
Alethea said, "My house, the second in a row of brick casitas, sits above a small canyon on the edge of a barrio called Los Romeros, a neighborhood of sandy streets that wind through a eucalyptus forest with working and middle class homes. The eucalyptus remind..." more
Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:12:00 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled New Years in Valparaiso:
Alethea said, "In progressValparaiso is considered to have the second best fireworks display for New Years in the world. The first best? You'll never guess . . . some place in Portugal. There were several displays that ran up the coast for thirty or forty..." more
Friday, January 2, 2009 2:57:22 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Mirror by Susana Montanares:
Alethea said, "I look at you. You are there looking at me,but I won't let your eyes penetrate.I listen to you, but your words won't capture me. When we are far away, I feel the air cut me inside.Your distant laughter feels like a sprinkle of rain in spring,a..." more
Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:11:08 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Susana:
Alethea said, " This is our dear friend Susana. A summer goal is to translate her poems. As I wrote about in my last posting, there are challenges living in a different country but to leave wonderful people like her will be very difficult if we decide to go..." more
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 9:03:14 AM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Trials:
Alethea said, "I love this photo my husband took of a sea cave along the beach in Quintero. It reminds me of an archetypal portal, a door leading from one reality to another. The sea can easily become a symbol of the life beyond, by which I don't mean beyond..." more
Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:39:05 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Music is Magic:
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 9:12:00 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Crossing the Andes and Going to Mendoza:
Alethea said, "Bill and I went to Mendoza, Argentina this last weekend. Mendoza is the center of the wine region of Argentina, a town of around 100,000 people. Coming into it, I thought of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The whole area on the other side of the Andes as..." more
Friday, December 18, 2009 5:04:41 PM
Alethea Eason wrote a blog post titled Chiloe: The Strange and the Beautiful:
Alethea said, "El Oso, Puñihuil A beautiful woman emerges from the sea. Fishermen who catch sight of la Pincoyo as she dances along the rocks are snared by her long hair, but she also saves Chilotes from drowning if their boat capsizes. El Picoy, her husband,..." more