Archive for 'October,2011'
How to Find work in Chile
Some people have asked me how to find a job here. So I will explain for you how I found my job. I work as a computer programmer in IT so this would be relevant for [...]
Could the Mexican War on Drugs Spread to Chile?
Here in Chile HBO is showing a new made-in-Chile production called “Profúgos” ( meaning “fugitives”). The opening episode showed a gun battle between this group of narcotraficantes and the PDI police in the port of Valparaiso. [...]
Why I Got Rid of FaceBook
Here is my view on FaceBook. Last night I watched again the film “The Social Contract” about the founding of the company. I was thrilled to have downloaded and read a copy of the Aaron Sorkin [...]
Chile Free Trade Agreement
The US Congress is once again considering the stalled Colombia free trade agreement and a new one with South Korea. President Obama is backing these treaties as do most politicians and economists. In fact if you [...]
The Gringo and the Harvest
Fernando Botero’s paintings of torture at Abu Ghraib prison
Thought-provoking...
Give me a Grandparent
I am blessed with 7 grandchildren. I am making copies of this poem t
Give me a Grandparent
As I spend more and more time with more and more wonderfully different
George Orwell’s other Novels
In Latin America, kids don't read Orwell. I wish they did.
George Orwell’s other Novels
Animal Farm and 1984 are about any kind of dictatorship, not just comm