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December 11th, Asher was all dressed up in his “Uniforme Numero Uno” with his new haircut, ready for the Prize Giving ceremony at Mackay. The ceremony started off with an amazing entrance by all the Primary School boys coming in from all directions singing and …
Here is Asher’s view of the big Temblor that we experienced our first month in Chile: This is what it says: “THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE! Hear the story? On the ipad, we were watching YouTube Matty B. The earth started making sounds. We turned up …
Tired of waiting for traffic lights to turn green? Bored of sitting in traffic? Come to Vina del Mar, where there is always some fun entertainment while you wait for the light to turn green! Check out this guy who is juggling pins while balanced …
Although the local Chileans didn’t even notice, it was a big night for earthquakes. We had four of them on Thursday night ranging from 4.1 to 5.2. Vinamarinos (the local term for people from Vina) don’t notice or mention earthquakes until they reach 7.0 or …
At first, they look like child locks—cabinet locks designed to keep children from playing with (breaking?) cups, glasses, and dishes. But then you notice they are on all the cabinets even the ones that are five feet off the ground…where children can’t reach them. What …
Be thankful the next time you walk down a sidewalk and don’t find a gaping hole for you to fall into. Or that you don’t stub your toe on a piece of the sidewalk that has buckled up. Dodging broken sidewalks (and gifts that the …
So instead of being at the front of the class teaching, Ben has spent the last 6 weeks on the other side of the desk, learning what it is like to be a student again. Ben has had a great experience at the Escuela Spanish …
