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April 27, 2008

Quick update, just so you know I haven’t died and gone to Patagonia.

Random happenings
*We went to Dunkin Donuts on Saturday and they were all out of….donuts! How is that even possible?
*On Friday I went to the gym. I was happily working out, jogging on the treadmill with my iPod on, oblivious to everything around me. All of a sudden I hear someone shouting, “Oye, oye, Kyle!” I turn around and my trainer, plus all 5 of his little trainer friends were standing behind me cracking up. My hair was standing like a foot up off my head because of the static. I didn’t even bother to try and fix it, I just told them it was the new Gringa style and kept running.
*I got the new Skype plan ($9.95 a month for unlimited international phone calls). That means I’ve been calling my mom at least 4 times a day. She used to complain that we didn’t get the chance to talk enough, but now she doesn’t answer my calls when she sees my number show up…again.
*I found an old friend’s blog (Hey Nashy!). I won’t link to it because I’m not sure if she wants random people reading it, but I will say this. Her son is SO cute. I showed the picture to S. and said, “Look at him, doesn’t that just make you want to have babies right now?” Needless to say, S. ran screaming out the door and didn’t look back :P

Goals reached
*I forgot to mention this earlier in the month, but in the beginning of April we surpassed our quarter of the way there financial mark in our savings for our year long trip around the world…and that’s even after we increased our original figure to more. By the end of May we’ll be almost halfway there!
*I also made a personal goal a while back to earn as much or more than my husband. I’m happy to announce that this month I more than tripled his salary. That’s what I’m talking about!
*I’m going to be on Chilean TV. Well, actually that wasn’t a goal. I had thought about doing the reality show Peloton and then forgot about it. But, if you even remember reading about that, that’s not what I’m talking about. I’m doing a focus group on, “Como Somos Los Chilenos?” or “What are we (Chileans) like?” They’re taping it and putting it on some morning show on national television. They asked me to be the critical perspective. Oh jeez, I just can’t wait to give the people in this country another reason to hate me.

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  1. LOVING IT! Make SURE you put it on the internet somewhere so I can see it won’t you. XX

    Comment by Raybelles — April 27, 2008 @ 11:02 pm

  2. …If you have unlimited international calling… WHY aren’t you calling ME? This is upsetting because I really wanted to call you today (or the other day… can’t remember) about something random and I COULDN’T because I didn’t know HOW. I could just start dialing, and hope I reach you somehow.

    Comment by EvilJoy — April 27, 2008 @ 11:46 pm

  3. ALSO: I wish I could make 3x as much as my s/o, however, for now, I will have to settle on having 300x as much DEBT as he does. UGH.

    Comment by EvilJoy — April 27, 2008 @ 11:47 pm

  4. Congrats on all your goals reached! That is awesome!
    And seriously DD was out of donuts??? Dont they make them in the store? Crazyiness

    Comment by TD — April 28, 2008 @ 4:55 am

  5. I suppose technically I should congratulate you on these things, but I hope that all this money saving doesn’t mean you’re leaving me any time soon! Especially not now, when this evening I’m joining the same gym, and I realized you still have my bowl :) Let me know when the TV show’s on, I would love to see your critical perspective broadcast for all of Chile to see.

    Comment by Emily — April 28, 2008 @ 7:36 am

  6. Sounds like things are going great! Even if they are out of donuts and your hair stands straight up! lol.

    Glad everything is coming along.

    Comment by Mexico Way — April 28, 2008 @ 8:55 am

  7. so exciting! although I agree with Emily…don’t leave us anytime soon! Please!
    Oh, and I love the gym moment. I can just imagine it :)

    Comment by Emita — April 28, 2008 @ 9:08 am

  8. Oh jeez, I just can’t wait to give the people in this country another reason to hate me.

    hahaha!

    Way to go on meeting your savings goal. I know Kansas can’t be on your list of places to visit, but you are welcome to stop by and see us. :)

    Comment by Ordinary Girl — April 28, 2008 @ 1:27 pm

  9. eviljoy,

    She has no time to call you because she is always calling me!!

    Ha ha J/K.

    Comment by Ritamae — April 28, 2008 @ 7:21 pm

  10. Congrats on your goals. You’ll have to let us know where you are planning to go, unless it is around here somewhere and I missed it.

    Isn’t Skype the greatest?! I love being able to call anywhere as long as our net is working that is.

    I am so jealous that you even have a Dunkin Dounuts. Ha. ha!

    Comment by Lori - Blondie in Brazil — April 29, 2008 @ 12:43 pm

  11. You went to the gym even without having had donuts? Seriously.

    Congrats on your travel goals, though!

    Jayna

    Comment by Anonymous — April 30, 2008 @ 11:13 am

  12. Hey! I was just checking out my blog. One of my friends might move to Chile in the future because of her boyfriend, and I currently live in Mexico with my boyfriend. So…I wanted to say hi from a fellow gringa expat!

    Oh, and I have a blog too, but I don’t really update it much…it’s http://bekkster.wordpress.com

    Comment by rebecca — April 30, 2008 @ 6:49 pm

  13. Hi!!!!
    Where are you gonna be on tv? Buenos Dias a Todos??? Id like to see you (though I have no tv antenna, but maybe on youtube)…
    And, where are you planning to go when you got all the money you need to travel? I mean, what continents or countries are you planning to visit??? Please promisse to keep posting when you travel! That d be so interesting and fun… :)

    Comment by Irantzu — May 1, 2008 @ 10:59 am

  14. This country tries so hard to be a western country (or at least to look like one) and to set ourselves apart from the rest of Latin America, that listening to a gringa’s critical perspective will probably hurt a lot of people’s pride.
    Great blog, I’m adding you to my links.

    Comment by socióblogo — May 7, 2008 @ 10:08 am

  15. I just discovered your blog and adore it! My husband and I are living and working in Asia after two years working in Eastern Europe, so it’s nice to know that the expat experience is similar across the board!

    I am not sure if you’ve done the tv show yet, but it reminds me of a regular and popular show they do here in Korea. They have a panel of “beautiful” foreign women who can speak Korean(!) and they talk about their experiences and mishaps living in Korea. Perhaps you could pitch the idea since you said there are a ton of gringas. I believe the show is called “Talking with Beauties” or something campy like that.

    Comment by Not Another Tourist — May 15, 2008 @ 7:36 pm

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