Author: Deb

This past weekend (Easter weekend) gave us our first 3-day weekend since arriving in Chile. So, it was a perfect opportunity to do even more exploring! On Friday, we headed down to Valle del...

After a month of caring for Mia and a couple of weeks recovery, we were finally ready to get back to exploring our adoptive country! One of the places we had heard about and...

Mia came to stay with us a month ago today. That sounds like such a short time when, in fact, it seemed like she lived with us for months! About a week after my...

Confession time. Before coming to Chile, I had this romantic idea in my head that there would be lots of small shops selling very specialized supplies – like vegetables, fruit, meat, etc. But there...

So, a little over a week ago, we started fostering Mia, the double amputee street dog who was found severely injured in a ditch. Honestly, it seems like she’s been with us so much...

For those of you who know me pretty well, it won’t come as much surprise to know that it didn’t take long for me to go from excited/nervous about our new surroundings… to bored...

On our first weekend in Chile, in late January, we hiked up Cerro Grande, the 1800 foot hill that dominates the eastern skyline of La Serena. At the time, we met an elderly gentleman...

About three weeks after arriving in La Serena, it was time for our first visit to the Elqui Valley. The Elqui Valley starts on the edge of La Serena and heads east toward Argentina....

Our first weekend in La Serena, after the jet lag and culture shock had both started to fade, it was time to start exploring our surroundings. That’s Deb and Todd speak for “go for...

Now that life is settling down a bit. It’s time for some reflection on the interesting differences we’ve noted between our new home – La Serena, Chile, and our old home – Washington State,...