Mujeres, some of you have never even met each other...that is unacceptable! We really need to remedy that problem. I'm thinking a big night out at a bar while we all get pissed (yes, Tamsin, I'm stealing your awesome British word) will really help us feel comfortable together :)
And conveniently tonight I was watching the Travel Channel's top 5 bars in all of Latin America. They named Opera Catedral here in Santiago as the #3. Check out the website here. It looks pretty awesome!
Leave a comment on this post and say what weekend you'd be available to go out. I know Emily W. has friends in for two more weeks. But, maybe her friends want to go to one of the best bars in the continent, who knows.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Friday, March 21, 2008
Pokemones
Newsweek has a pretty interesting and highly inaccurate article up about the Pokemones trend here in Chile, which I'm sure you've all noticed by now. Read it here in English. Or if you are a random person reading this blog and want to find it in Spanish, Chile Liberal has the translation.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Get together?
Hi all! This seemed like the best way to get in touch with everyone - as I think the newest here I don´t have e-mail addresses for most of you. I for one would love to meet the girls I don´t already know (and see the ones I do again)...anyone up for a get together of some sort? I can usually do weeknights after about 7:30 or we could try for something on a weekend. Thoughts? Does meeting up in the general Providencia area work for people?
Apologies for what may be the dorkiest blog post ever, if someone has contact info for everyone we can move this conversation into e-mail and I´ll delete this! And I promise to post more interesting things in the future :) Hope everyone´s well and hoping to see/meet you soon!
Apologies for what may be the dorkiest blog post ever, if someone has contact info for everyone we can move this conversation into e-mail and I´ll delete this! And I promise to post more interesting things in the future :) Hope everyone´s well and hoping to see/meet you soon!
Monday, March 10, 2008
The Dropping Dollar
Just in case anyone else has been worried about the dropping dollar, I came across this little article that actually has some reassuring news.
The dollar's dramatic slide is scary. It's part of a nasty downward spiral. The weak dollar is sending investors scurrying to commodity markets...oil, gold, grains and more...in hopes of earning higher returns. That fuels inflation, squeezing profits and consumers, discouraging spending and further weakening U.S. economic growth. The buck probably has further to slip with the euro rising past $1.60 and the yen likely to hit its highest level since 1995. But the dollar isn't in free fall. And there's little reason to fear a collapse. The U.S. economy remains structurally sound,though slowed. And if big global investors tried to dump much of their greenback holdings, the rest of their portfolios would crater. In fact, a healthy rebound is certain. The buck is already below a justifiable level. Something close to $1.40 against the euro makes a lot more sense, given the hard facts.
The big question is the timing of a rebound. It’ll take months...and a turnaround may be as far off as the end of the year. The key: Positive U.S. news, or at least a halt in the steady march of negatives. Investors need a reason to quit reacting to every drumbeat by shifting assets out of dollars into other currencies or commodities. Facts are the best antidote to psychology...the best way to fight fears. That should come this summer, with stronger third-quarter growth. Also needed: An attitude adjustment by the European Central Bank. Inflation remains its top concern, not the Continent’s sluggish growth. ECB interest rates won't drop...and they may even tick higher...as long as that's the case. And with the ECB and the U.S. Federal Reserve headed in opposite directions, the gap between the dollar and euro will widen. The Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, in contrast, trimmed rates, and the value of the dollar against the pound and loonie has stabilized. Eventually, inflation worries will ease, soothed by a combination of slow growth reducing demand for commodities and signs of a U.S. pickup. Meanwhile, the Fed is trapped. It can't halt the dollar’s drop. In fact, its efforts to buoy economic growth only feed the decline. Interest rate cuts make the euro and other currencies more attractive and also increase liquidity, fueling inflation and that downward spiral.
Bottom line: The fall isn’t over, but there’s no need to panic.
Via the Kipplinger Letter.
The dollar's dramatic slide is scary. It's part of a nasty downward spiral. The weak dollar is sending investors scurrying to commodity markets...oil, gold, grains and more...in hopes of earning higher returns. That fuels inflation, squeezing profits and consumers, discouraging spending and further weakening U.S. economic growth. The buck probably has further to slip with the euro rising past $1.60 and the yen likely to hit its highest level since 1995. But the dollar isn't in free fall. And there's little reason to fear a collapse. The U.S. economy remains structurally sound,though slowed. And if big global investors tried to dump much of their greenback holdings, the rest of their portfolios would crater. In fact, a healthy rebound is certain. The buck is already below a justifiable level. Something close to $1.40 against the euro makes a lot more sense, given the hard facts.
The big question is the timing of a rebound. It’ll take months...and a turnaround may be as far off as the end of the year. The key: Positive U.S. news, or at least a halt in the steady march of negatives. Investors need a reason to quit reacting to every drumbeat by shifting assets out of dollars into other currencies or commodities. Facts are the best antidote to psychology...the best way to fight fears. That should come this summer, with stronger third-quarter growth. Also needed: An attitude adjustment by the European Central Bank. Inflation remains its top concern, not the Continent’s sluggish growth. ECB interest rates won't drop...and they may even tick higher...as long as that's the case. And with the ECB and the U.S. Federal Reserve headed in opposite directions, the gap between the dollar and euro will widen. The Bank of England and the Bank of Canada, in contrast, trimmed rates, and the value of the dollar against the pound and loonie has stabilized. Eventually, inflation worries will ease, soothed by a combination of slow growth reducing demand for commodities and signs of a U.S. pickup. Meanwhile, the Fed is trapped. It can't halt the dollar’s drop. In fact, its efforts to buoy economic growth only feed the decline. Interest rate cuts make the euro and other currencies more attractive and also increase liquidity, fueling inflation and that downward spiral.
Bottom line: The fall isn’t over, but there’s no need to panic.
Via the Kipplinger Letter.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Thunderstorms
Hey girls, what an amazing thunderstorm!!
I hope you're all cuddled up and cosy inside with your loved ones :) We're about to order some Chinese...
I hope you're all cuddled up and cosy inside with your loved ones :) We're about to order some Chinese...
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