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March 16, 2009

It’s been a looooooong time since we’ve done a group blog. Is anyone up for one this week?

Someone commented a few days back asking just what it is that brings Gringas to this country in the first place and just what it is that eventually makes them leave.

So, I was thinking that our topic could be: What drew you here to begin with? Obviously a lot of us stayed because of significant others, but what about the original reason for coming? There are millions of places to study abroad in the world — why Chile? Or if you met your Chilean elsewhere and then came back with him did you feel a pull towards the country or not?

And finally, why did you leave, why will you leave, or won’t you?

Group blog would be posted/linked on Friday if people want to do it. Who’s in?

Facebook comments:

20 Comments

  1. i’m down.

    Comment by Leigh — March 16, 2009 @ 9:29 am

  2. Awesome Leigh, at the very least there will be two of us. :)

    Comment by Mamacita Chilena — March 16, 2009 @ 9:54 am

  3. make that three!

    Comment by Isabel — March 16, 2009 @ 11:56 am

  4. and me

    Comment by Girl.Meets.Chile — March 16, 2009 @ 12:49 pm

  5. Sweet, the group blog is coming back!!!

    Comment by Mamacita Chilena — March 16, 2009 @ 12:56 pm

  6. i can provide the “new love” gringa POV having not lived there and only visited

    Comment by Cincinnati Chile — March 16, 2009 @ 12:58 pm

  7. What number am I?

    Comment by Clare — March 16, 2009 @ 12:59 pm

  8. Aimee, woohoo, happy to have a group blog virgin joining us this time :)

    Clare, #6! I’m glad we’ll be getting lots of different perspectives. At first I thought it was just going to be Leigh and I.

    Comment by Mamacita Chilena — March 16, 2009 @ 1:03 pm

  9. #7 :)

    it will give me a reason to blog again

    However I am NOT a gringo by definition…

    Comment by André — March 16, 2009 @ 1:10 pm

  10. Getting back in the game Andre, nice! And we’ll let the whole non-gringo thing slide…just this once. :P

    Comment by Mamacita Chilena — March 16, 2009 @ 1:11 pm

  11. awh.. that is sweet thanks ;)

    Comment by André — March 16, 2009 @ 1:13 pm

  12. I am in!

    Comment by Amanda — March 16, 2009 @ 2:05 pm

  13. I’d do it!

    Comment by Sara — March 16, 2009 @ 2:35 pm

  14. Great Sara!

    Alright everyone, then let’s consider it a done deal with this topic for this Friday. Does that work?

    Comment by Mamacita Chilena — March 16, 2009 @ 2:36 pm

  15. I will try to make my highly unoriginal story sound interesting :)

    Comment by Emily — March 16, 2009 @ 3:38 pm

  16. I am also in! :)

    Comment by Abby — March 16, 2009 @ 5:59 pm

  17. Count me in!!! :) I miss the group posts!!!

    Comment by Shannon — March 16, 2009 @ 7:19 pm

  18. Good, Emily, Abby and Shannon! Looks like almost all the Chile bloggers are in!

    Comment by Mamacita Chilena — March 16, 2009 @ 7:45 pm

  19. I’m in too…it will provide good distraction from organizing the house :)

    Comment by La Chilengüita — March 17, 2009 @ 7:09 am

  20. oh, i guess i’m in too.

    Comment by Allie — March 18, 2009 @ 12:50 pm

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