SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
Life in the Sexta: A Cat’s Life
Well, today my cat learned how to climb the screen we have on our terrace cutting him off from the exciting outside world. He didn’t get out, because once he got to the top, he did what cats do–freaked out about getting to the top. I found him there meowing, hanging on with three paws [...]
Life in the Sexta: The road to nowhere
by Stefanie Party The first time I came to Chile and drove from the airport to Las Condes through the underground highway with the tag system, I was so impressed with the efficiency and functionality of the road system here. In moving out to the country, though, I have quickly learned that this has come [...]
Life in the Sexta: The sound of spring
by Stefanie Party The sounds of spring have slowly been escalating here at the farm, like an orchestra tuning their strings before the big concert. Spring is a noisy time of the year here in a place where in midsummer you can hear your pulse if you pause in the middle of a pasture. The [...]
Life in the Sexta: Winter storm
by Stefanie Party Coming from the northeastern US, it feels funny to be writing about winter while sitting here in my little farm house contemplating cracking a window because it’s a bit toasty inside. But make no mistake, out here in the country, however mild and fleeting it may seem, winter is serious business. Our [...]
Life in the Sexta: Santiago no es Chile
Three years ago, my husband and I announced to our friends and family that we were going to move to Chile to run a sheep farm, and we got a lot of responses like, “What? You’re going where? To do what?” This was not unexpected given that we had spent most of our lives living [...]