2017-12-18 20:44
I don’t often have the chance to go down to Santiago centro but when I do I like to take my camera with me. I frequently forget to look up and during this stroll in the downtown areaI… Read More
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The Monkey Factory – Corporate hell and expat adventures. These are the fortunes and misfortunes of a girl in her early thirties who left behind a nice creative career in an English speaking country for the corporate rat race in South America.
2017-12-15 19:37
I’m not a fan of going shopping at the best of times, to me buying groceries is a necessary chore. I don’t have a car, and this means going to the supermarket several times a wee… Read More
2017-12-08 01:20
“Hola! Senorita, una foto!” I encountered these two lovely chaps as I was leaving the main food market in Santiago de Chile, camera in hand. “Hey miss, take our picture,&rd&hell…Read More
2017-12-03 01:45
“Here, let me show you how to make popcorn!” And without further ado, Ricardo forcefully grabbed my packet of microwave popcorn out of my hands.
Ricardo is one of my colleagues… Read More
2017-11-25 20:55
“Tres por luca, solo mil pesos!” the vendor yelled, beckoning us to her stall where we could purchase some tempting fresh fruit on a hot summer day.
Three views of La Vega, Santi… Read More
2017-11-22 14:53
Back home I never took taxis. I come from a culture of public transport and the subway covers the whole city. The buses are clean(ish), generally punctual, and they always stop at traffic li… Read More
2017-11-19 18:39
Three scenes quickly snapped during a summer afternoon stroll in Barranco, one of my favourite neighbourhoods in Lima Read More
2017-11-18 01:48
Instead of “single” as a marital status, they should have “independently owned and operated”
Being single has its ups and downs. I like being my own woman but… Read More
2017-10-06 23:58
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
I believe that was written by Douglas Adams but frankly, it could have been written by my assistant. My assistant… Read More
2017-09-02 14:17
This was my day yesterday. I wish I was kidding.
8 am: Meeting with my assistants, daily tasks are allocated. “Let’s get shit done today! Come on guys, it’s Friday! If we p… Read More
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