Category Archives: Random

The Plan, Stan (Part 1)

Posted on October 20, 2009 by Daniel

I’ve been wondering recently about my relative lack of updating, and I think I’ve traced the issue. It’s certainly not for lack of things to  write about, rather I’m accumulating a laundry list of topics that I really should mention, … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Conversation Topics (With Gringos) and Other Musings

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Daniel

1:  The Chilean accent 2:  Missing Mexican food/Indian food (for Brits) 3:  Past/Future weekend trips 4:  The weather 5:  Brett Favre

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Still Kickin’

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Daniel

Hello dedicated reader base (those of you who are still around)! I am alive. I emerged from a whirlwind trip through Peru, only to emerge into two weeks of tests and essays, and I promised myself that I would not … Continue reading →

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Questions For Deborah Solomon

Posted on September 27, 2009 by Daniel

Hey. Hi. What’s up? Not too much, you? Not a lot, kinda full from lunch. Do you like lunch? Lunch is good. How ’bout them Niners? I know! Damn. Yeah, really. INTERVIEW HAS BEEN CONDENSED AND EDITED.

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Guinea Pig Roulette, New Articles

Posted on September 23, 2009 by Daniel

Just posted: PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ATTRACTS MORE HIGH-INCOME CLIENTS CODELCO WORKERS TEAM WITH PRIVATE COPPER MINERS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONGRESS SET TO REPEAL CHILE’S COPPER RESERVE LAW PRESIDENT BACHELET’S POPULARITY SOARS; NOT SO FOR CONCERTACIÓN CHILE’S RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION … Continue reading →

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The Life and Times of Life and Times

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Daniel

Class, newspaper and sleep have been dominating the majority of my time recently, and it’s been hard to get up the inspiration to really write anything, blog or fiction. I feel like I’ve hit a point in my short story … Continue reading →

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Nighttime, Rent-a-Pups, and Hot Dogs

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Daniel

The city changes at night, and I’m a fan. Last night was a pretty interesting set of events, and it just kind of cemented notions that I’ve been thinking about for a while about life and culture here. Last night … Continue reading →

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After the Fact

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Daniel

I realize I haven´t updated in a while, aside from random articles and essays I wrote long ago, so sorry about that. It´s not that I´ve been having fewer adventures, or that I have any less desire to write about … Continue reading →

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Blast From the Past: Expositional Journalism and Translation to the Real World

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Daniel

I just found this from an old blog, an attempt over last summer to get something going. I wrote this when I was working at the Sacramento Bee and getting ready to go back to Santa Cruz and return to … Continue reading →

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The Title of the Blog

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Daniel

“You there, are you a foreigner?” “Um. Yes.” “Ah, strange. Foreigners don’t usually arrive late to class.”  - Prof. Gabriel Salazar Well, it had to happen. I don’t know if it’s the influence from the environment, the people, the fantastic … Continue reading →

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