It is January in Santiago de Chile. Well actually, now it’s February. It is hot, sunny, and the city has emptied out. It’s the time Chileans take nice, long vacations, customarily to…
Author: David Joslyn
David Joslyn, after a 45-year career in international development with USAID, Peace Corps, The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, and private sector consulting firms, divides his time between his homes in Virginia and Chile. Since 2010, David has been writing about Chile and Chileans, often based upon his experience with the Peace Corps in Chile and his many travels throughout the country with family and friends.
Right Turn in Chile; Here We Go Again
Chileans have decided, again, to take a right turn. This post was started awhile ago. The intention was to explain the first round of presidential voting in Chile, and offer my predictions…
Septiembre En Chile
Los chilenos suelen comentar que si logran superar agosto, el mes más crudo del invierno, la vida empezará a mejorar; podrán empezar a calentarse día a día, con la vista puesta…
Chile’s September
Chileans often remark that if they can get through August, their harshest winter month, life will begin to get better; they can begin to warm up, day-by-day, with a look way…
Pablo, Roberto, and René
While perusing Chile’s major newspaper recently, I was pleasantly surprised to see articles written about two Chilean cultural icons I have followed for decades; writer Pablo Huneeus and pianist Roberto Bravo. And…
Santiago: What’s New?
The massive earthquake and tsunami in 2010, and the destruction encased in the social “estallido” of 2019, were vivid reminders of how vulnerable valuable historical structures and areas in Chile really are….
Oysters and Marine-aged wine
Jessica Cabrera is one of the many Chilean women who make their way through life by being incredibly resourceful with the natural bounty of Chile’s coastline. Jessica is the marine diver and…
Off to Chile again; Great Expectations
Every year, from April to December, we roost in our home near Leesburg, Virginia, and get our news about Chile from on-line media, texts with friends, podcasts, and phone conversations with family….
Pisco Sour Blues
It was no surprise to me to learn that one of President Boric’s senior homeland security officials, the Undersecretary of the Interior, has found himself in deep trouble after a secretive tryst…
Fires in Chile; Again
Fire season 2024 in Chile, and once again we were there to experience the tragic chain of events. Just before we arrived in Chile, in early January 2024, forestry experts from CONAF,…