New book – Expat Women: Confessions – 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad

May 22, 2011

This month ExpatWomen.com published Expat Women: Confessions – 50 Answers to Your Real-Life Questions about Living Abroad, a book in question-and-answer format meant to help women cope with the challenging aspects of expat life. When I saw the title I thought I wouldn’t find any information of interest to me– being the grizzled expat veteran [...]

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Scratch

May 21, 2011

As you may have noticed, not much has been going on around here recently. I won’t get into the details of how it happened because that story is no different than than any other blogger’s story of how they just sort of stopped blogging. There were several reasons that the hiatus began, but after a [...]

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2010 Earthquake Relief

March 2, 2010

The days following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake of February 27th, 2010 revealed much higher numbers of dead, wounded and homeless than first calculated, more damage than first reported, and unexpected strains on supplies of basic necessities such as food, gasoline and cash. There are many ways to contribute to the earthquake relief effort, whether you’re in [...]

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Study Chile

November 1, 2009

Study Abroad Agency Study Chile is an educational agency that provides educational services in Chile to students from all over the World. We provide immersion cultural programs, language programs, volunteering programs and any other tailor made programs at the most important universities in Chile. Preferred contact name: Enrique VasquezWeb site: http://www.study-chile.comCompany Email: contact@study-chile.comPhone number: +56-2-5858289Comuna: [...]

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Medications, Prescriptions and Pharmacies

October 29, 2009
Pills

Caveat: I have no medical training.  Please use the information in this article as a reference only, and consult with your physician before taking any medication. The first time you get sick and go to the doctor in Chile, you will probably discover two things: Chilean doctors prescribe a lot of drugs In many cases, [...]

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Caledonian International Associates

October 29, 2009

Financial Consultants International firm of Financial Consultants dealing in both International and local advice. We have been in Chile for 10 years now and have clients from over 30 different countries that take advantage of our experiance. Preferred contact name: Chris EmmottWeb site: http://ci-associates.comCompany Email: chris.emmott@ci-associates.comPhone number: +56-2-481-7220Address: Ebro 2740, Oficina 805Comuna: Las Condes This [...]

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