Comments on: In Love With Chile http://www.kylehepp.com/2009/03/in-love-with-chile/ Latin America Destination Wedding Photographer and Blogger Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:22:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Cincinnati Chile http://www.kylehepp.com/2009/03/in-love-with-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2958 Cincinnati Chile Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.kylehepp.com/in-love-with-chile/#comment-2958 You are right- the gringa you photographed at the wedding (so amazingly I might add) is in love with Chile. Even if it weren't for my Chilean husband, I still would love Chile. I know visiting is way different than living there but I've never been anywhere that makes me feel the way that Chile does and I consider myself pretty well traveled. I can't quite put my finger on what it is about Chile but it's a general feeling that I get when I'm there. The natural beauty melts my heart. I don't know if it's just because it's so different than the mid-west USA or what. <br/><br/>Something funny happened to us today- I was at a restaurant outside of Cincinnati, Ohio with my Chilean husband and we were waiting for our food and heard a guy talking on his cellphone in Spanish. My husband is pretty good at quickly determining where someone is from based on their Spanish accent. He told me the guy was Chilean and a few minutes later we started hearing "Si Poh, and Ahhh Yeaaaa" so there was no denying it. After the guy hung up and as we were leaving we stopped by to say hello to him and his family. There are in general very few Chileans in the US, only a handful in Ohio and none that we knew of in our town of West Chester, Ohio. It turns out that he was from Concepcion and his wife from Santiago and they moved from Chile to Miami 20 years ago. They visited our town of West Chester, Ohio (outside of Cincinnati) 3 years ago and fell in love with it. He said it was "paradise" here. GO FIGURE!<br/><br/>(Note: He did say that he had not been to Chile in over 20 years and it has evolved so his point of reference is a little old). You are right- the gringa you photographed at the wedding (so amazingly I might add) is in love with Chile. Even if it weren’t for my Chilean husband, I still would love Chile. I know visiting is way different than living there but I’ve never been anywhere that makes me feel the way that Chile does and I consider myself pretty well traveled. I can’t quite put my finger on what it is about Chile but it’s a general feeling that I get when I’m there. The natural beauty melts my heart. I don’t know if it’s just because it’s so different than the mid-west USA or what.

Something funny happened to us today- I was at a restaurant outside of Cincinnati, Ohio with my Chilean husband and we were waiting for our food and heard a guy talking on his cellphone in Spanish. My husband is pretty good at quickly determining where someone is from based on their Spanish accent. He told me the guy was Chilean and a few minutes later we started hearing “Si Poh, and Ahhh Yeaaaa” so there was no denying it. After the guy hung up and as we were leaving we stopped by to say hello to him and his family. There are in general very few Chileans in the US, only a handful in Ohio and none that we knew of in our town of West Chester, Ohio. It turns out that he was from Concepcion and his wife from Santiago and they moved from Chile to Miami 20 years ago. They visited our town of West Chester, Ohio (outside of Cincinnati) 3 years ago and fell in love with it. He said it was “paradise” here. GO FIGURE!

(Note: He did say that he had not been to Chile in over 20 years and it has evolved so his point of reference is a little old).

]]> By: Mei http://www.kylehepp.com/2009/03/in-love-with-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2922 Mei Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:51:00 +0000 http://www.kylehepp.com/in-love-with-chile/#comment-2922 Thanks, Kyle! Thanks, Kyle!

]]> By: Mamacita Chilena http://www.kylehepp.com/2009/03/in-love-with-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2921 Mamacita Chilena Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:02:00 +0000 http://www.kylehepp.com/in-love-with-chile/#comment-2921 Mei, nooooooo, you didn't miss the announcement. Trust me, you won't be able to :) <br/><br/>But, unfortunately, I'm still waiting anxiously too!!!!! Mei, nooooooo, you didn’t miss the announcement. Trust me, you won’t be able to :)

But, unfortunately, I’m still waiting anxiously too!!!!!

]]> By: Ritamae http://www.kylehepp.com/2009/03/in-love-with-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2914 Ritamae Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:37:00 +0000 http://www.kylehepp.com/in-love-with-chile/#comment-2914 Loved your post. Speaking of weddings and Chile, during Leah & Kiran's Christian wedding ceremony I went to last Saturday, a verse of Pablo Neruda's was read. I thought of you during the Hindu ceremony too because it was very interesting and so colorful and I imagined the awesome photographs you would have taken had you been there! Loved your post. Speaking of weddings and Chile, during Leah & Kiran's Christian wedding ceremony I went to last Saturday, a verse of Pablo Neruda's was read. I thought of you during the Hindu ceremony too because it was very interesting and so colorful and I imagined the awesome photographs you would have taken had you been there!

]]> By: Mei http://www.kylehepp.com/2009/03/in-love-with-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-2913 Mei Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:46:00 +0000 http://www.kylehepp.com/in-love-with-chile/#comment-2913 Swoon-worthy tale! I loved it. <br/><br/>Kyle (or anyone), I hate to change the subject, but did I miss the amazing new announcement? Still dying over here! Swoon-worthy tale! I loved it.

Kyle (or anyone), I hate to change the subject, but did I miss the amazing new announcement? Still dying over here!

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