maggie flashner
Location: santiago, chile
Hometown: danville, california

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Just another blog of a Gringa teaching in a foreign country, but with spunk and pizazz.

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Erika Martin                                                                                                                                                        

Erika Martin says: on Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:34 AM
Hello Maggie! Thanks for sharing your experience in a foreign country :)

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BFFs

     

Fred and Squishy.BFFs for life.... read more »

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Question:

     

Whose got two thumbs and hates Todd Packer and just booked an awesome vacation?No not Jim...Me!It's official! For 6 weeks this (Chilean) summer I'll be going to Australia and Thailand! Super excited!!... read more »

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Against All Odds

     

So my birthday was last Wednesday. And now, faced with the task of selecting a song for Music Video Sunday I decided to take a look at the Billboard Charts from this week in 1984 (the year I was born). Imagine my delight when I found out it was none ... read more »

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Meet Martin

     

This is Martin Hutchinson.He's in his early fifties and he has spent the last 5+ years walking across Central and South America. He began his journey in Mexico and he has criss-crossed his way down the continent and ended up in Villarrica. A retired ... read more »

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Fred + Kitten

     

Prepare to die from a cuteness overload.... read more »

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So this happened...

     

Fred got a baby brother!!A coworker mentioned that his cat had had kittens and before he could even take another breath I told him that I wanted one. That was almost 2 months ago. Last Friday I went to go pick him up. And he's delicious. He also does... read more »

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A Pointless Post about Water

     

This really exists.I recently found out about a type of bottled water called Ice Swan.This water comes from a melting glacier in the Chilean Patagonia (talk about profitting from global warming). Here's a snapshot from their website. Look how they se... read more »

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Niña Bonita

     

I don't like a lot of popular Spanish music, but I've always liked this song. I think it's super catchy. Of course I don't know the majority of the words so I just make them up. Check it out.Niña Bonita by Chino y Nacho.... read more »

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!!!

     

One of my students from last year made this for me! Using a Coldplay song was almost as awesome as including a picture of me drinking wine and a picture of me wearing a crab hat.Totally made my day!... read more »

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Tiles and Trash

     

So I think I've mentioned it before, but in case I haven't, I'm currently living across the street from a lake. A pretty large one actually.  Lago VillarricaAnyway, seeing how it's across the street from the house, we go there from time to time ... read more »

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After Ever After

     

This guy is insanely talented. And funny. And he goes by the name Paint which I find amusing. Here is his song about what happened after the end of various Disney movies. ... read more »

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Oops.

     

This picture has been circulating all over Facebook. It proves two things:1. One small typo can really change the meaning of a headline.2. Proofread your work, people. Especially if say, you're in charge of writing the headlines for the national news... read more »

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Ho Hey

     

Ho Hey by the Lumineers.Getting to listen to this song on my drive into work each morning makes up for the fact that I have to wake up at 6:30.... read more »

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Valdivia: Part Two

     

So back in February my mom and I drove to Valdivia for the day. After a stop in the riverside market and a quick lunch, we headed out on a boat tour. The boats departed right in front of Feria Fluvial. While we waited for the boat to leave we wa... read more »

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Live and Die

     

It's Sunday! Time for some music:Here's Live and Die by the Avett Brothers. Obsessed. But I tend to say that about all the music I listen to. ... read more »

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A Commute with a View

     

I definitely consider this a perk of my new job:Why hello there, Mr. Volcano!... read more »

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This is the New Year

     

Okay since my last video wouldn't play (damn you, youtube!) here's another one. I heard this song on Glee for the first time. It's super catchy. Every time I hear it it gets stuck in my head. So hopefully both these videos work! Here's This is t... read more »

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Grievances.

     

Biggest. Pet. Peeve. EVER. I hate when videos won't load! And what's even more annoying is that if I go on youtube and search for the video directly it'll play just fine.What's the point of not making videos available in all countries? Especiall... read more »

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The Cave

     

Music Video Sunday is back! And just in time, too. On Tuesday I start my new job. I'll be teaching English at a German school here in Villarrica (which should be quite interesting considering the only German I know I learned from Heidi Klum on Projec... read more »

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Valdivia: Part One

     

A few weeks ago my mom and I drove to Valdivia, a quaint city on the west coast of Chile. Valdivia is situated at the confluence of three rivers: Calle-Calle, Valdivia and Cau-Cau. There are an additional thirteen navigable rivers in and around Valdi... read more »

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