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Category: ChileBy nkulande on Nov 13, 2009 in Chile | Comments Off
There are a great number of scary stories and legends in Chile, from the desert in the north to the Patagonia in the south. Most of the stories are from pre-Colombian times, and there are only a few that involve more contemporary people and events. But if you’re interested in the supernatural in Chile, Chiloé [...]
By nkulande on Oct 27, 2009 in Chile | Comments Off
Independence Day in Chile is celebrated on September 18, and people usually take a whole week to celebrate and spend time with their love ones. But I already wrote about Independence Day in my first post at Willamette World News. Now, I will refer to a different date, October 5, which is the day that [...]
By nkulande on Sep 22, 2009 in Chile | Comments Off
Hello! I’m Pablo and I am from Chile. I was born in the beautiful city of Valparaiso (on UNESCO’s World Heritage list since 2003), one of the main ports of the Pacific during the 19th century. I graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso with majors in History and Education and minors in Geography [...]
By nkulande on Mar 12, 2009 in Chile | Comments Off
For 200 years Chilean women have fought a lot to have a place in the society outside of their houses. They have not only asked for political rights, but also to have possibilities of study after high school and the chance to become professionals. At the beginning of last century, the concepts of woman and [...]
By nkulande on Feb 12, 2009 in Chile | Comments Off
Valentine’s Day is called “Día de los Enamorados” in Chile- that means “day of the lovers”… a few years ago we didn’t celebrate it and it is an American day that we adapted in our own way through the Media. The Chilean way to celebrate this is only for couples, you go out with [...]
By nkulande on Jan 30, 2009 in Chile | Comments Off
The term culture shock describes the anxiety produced when a person moves to a completely new environment. This term expresses the lack of direction, the feeling of not knowing what to do or how to do things in a new environment, and not knowing what is appropriate or inappropriate. The feeling of culture shock generally [...]
By nkulande on Dec 9, 2008 in Chile | Comments Off
Christmas is celebrated in many ways across the varied landscapes and diverse families in Chile.