2008 July | Kyle Hepp

July 13, 2008

I wrote about a little cultural difference incident for Pocket Cultures (a really awesome website about other cultures/traveling/foreign relations, etc). It’s up under the My Partner is a Foreigner section, and I talk about how pissed off I used to get when my father in law would call me fat. Check it out here!

And while we’re clicking on links, if you’re interested, I uploaded pictures from my last session over at my photography blog.

PS. I’m FINALLY not sick anymore. It took me two weeks to get over the virus that I had and during that time I was also in and out of the clinic, busy getting diagnosed with asthma. I have three years of Santiago smog to thank for that. I’ve been a little down in the dumps and didn’t want to bring the negativity to the blog, but I’m back now. Real posting to resume shortly.

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July 4, 2008

Ha! These two pictures slay me. My mom just sat down on a bench next to the old lady and they both ended up looking the exact same way at the exact same time. Funny! These are just outtakes but I blogged some pictures from a session I did with my beautiful mother while she was here. Check it out at my photography blog.

Happy 4th of July. It’s my favorite holiday, but I’m not able to celebrate this year. I’m sick and doing my best to not get tonsillitis like I have every winter that I’ve ever lived in Santiago. Last time the doctor threatened me and said that if I got it again I’d have to get my tonsils out…and there is no way I’m getting surgery in a hospital here. No way.

So I’m resting, taking care of myself and doing everything I can to get better. I went to the doctor today and he gave me some medicine to help me now, and then also wrote me a prescription for tonsillitis medicine…just in case. Doesn’t that sound ominous?

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July 2, 2008

Yes, I said staycation, not vacation. And no, it wasn’t as lame as it sounded. My mom has been to Chile like ten thousand times now, so we didn’t really need to revisit all the touristy stuff. Instead we just spent a great week together, enjoying each other’s company! In the interest of saving time, and my health (I’m sick and desperately need a nap, but can’t sleep yet because I’m awaiting the announcement of the birth of Angelina’s twins so I can post it as soon as it happens), I’ll just list off a few of the highlights of our trip.

Climbing the dreaded hilltain three times.
Eating at two of the best restaurants in Santiago, Akarana and Zanzibar.
Going to Starbucks every day.
Walking all over Santiago.
Cooking together.
A wonderful party with all my awesome gringa friends. They found out where I inherited my tendency to overshare from.
Shopping for a new desk chair.
Wearing new clothes every day, dressing up and doing our makeup together.
Eating gringo candy that you can find here.
Pedicures
Talking.
And talking some more.
And talking even more.

And now for some pictures. Get ready because there are a LOT.

My mom is a goddess. She brought me so many different types of salad dressings, sauces and things with flavor that you cannot find in Chile! Oh, and not to mention about 50 pounds of candy. The gringa party mentioned above was a gringo candy themed party. We made quick work of everything!