Skip to content
  • About Expat-terns
  • Blog
  • My Travel Catalogue
    • Travelouge: Africa
    • Travelouge: Americas
    • Travelogue: Asia
    • Travelouge: Europe
  • Go Away (or Abroad): Start Your Own Adventure!
  • Contact Us

Expat-terns

The Habits of a Foreigner

Category: Cuisine

Top 5 Things I’ll Miss about Chile
AFS

Top 5 Things I’ll Miss about Chile

I’m leaving in less than two weeks! It’s so bizarre. These days have gone by so quickly. What am I…

Read More
Which Asado You On?: Chilean BBQ
Chile

Which Asado You On?: Chilean BBQ

It’s BBQ time! Well, it was – this post is a day late. Yesterday, my current host family had a…

Read More
Liberty, Sushi, and Chopping
Chile

Liberty, Sushi, and Chopping

¡Feliz Cumpleaños los Estados Unidos! To celebrate my country’s independence day, I treated myself to a good ol’ fashioned, Japanese…

Read More
¡Por Fin, La Ciudad!: Exploring the Chilean Capital
Chile

¡Por Fin, La Ciudad!: Exploring the Chilean Capital

I have been saying for days that I’d show you all the action and interior of Santiago, Chile, well ……

Read More
Cooking 101: A Chilean Dinner
Chile

Cooking 101: A Chilean Dinner

Pantrucas, Pebre, and Sopaipillas – Oh my! There are few things better than a home cooked meal on a cold,…

Read More
Once Upon A Time …
Chile

Once Upon A Time …

It’s tea time. Pero en realidad, nosotros debemos estar comiendo la comida pero mi familia anfitriona no está teniendo una…

Read More

Posts navigation

1 … 7 8

Where Am I?

My Expat-terns

106. Israelis love to haggle. So, haggle away. They also like getting in your way when you are walking somewhere.
27. You will get sick when you travel. It is not the end of the world. Just rest. Marrakech, Tokyo, and/or possibly Milwaukee will still exist after you recover.
12. Chile is not the country to bargain in.
75. If you as a citizen of the United States are often abroad during important national holidays, I recommend doing very American activities to compensate for your utter lack of patriotism. Nothing obnoxious of course, but why not spend a little time at Starbucks on the 4th of July in Prague or buy something online you definitely do not need on Labor Day in Taiwan? Very American.
33. Who is to say you can’t learn to speak Finnish, Mongolian, or Tagalog? It never occurred to me that someone cannot learn a new language. With enough perseverance, passion, trust, and creativity you can speak any tongue. Never let anyone tell you otherwise.
3. Always eat the avocado (palta) in Chile. Always.
100. Understand the land where you travel. This means more than simply knowing, “X country is between the Y sea and Z mountain range.” No. It is about whose land it is rightfully, what it is/was used for, and understanding your status on it.
21. When you get a new map, always mark where your home is. Even if it’s off the grid, keep it in mind. Sometimes you forget.
78. When traveling, it’s always interesting to learn the rivalries and grudges that some nations still have for each other even if it’s a little passé nowadays to have or acknowledge them.
18. Doing sink laundry is an art form every backpacker needs to learn. All you need is a sink, powdered detergent, and manual labor.

Follow Me on Instagram

category is: cold, coy, gay Windy as hell, adding category is: cold, coy, gay

Windy as hell, adding to my pandemic rat nest hair 

#vancouver #travel #blog #gay #travelblogger #bc #westvan #local #queer #vibes #westcoast
Queen weenie in North Van 👑🌭 She’s a maje Queen weenie in North Van 👑🌭

She’s a majestic sausage lady.

#pet #wienerdog #chihuahua #chiweeniesofinsta #chiweenie #travellocal #travel #blog #travelpics #patiperro #치와와 #sausagedog #van #westvancouver #bc #dogsofvancouverbc
É a minha praia! **translation: it’s my thing É a minha praia!

**translation: it’s my thing

(feb 2020)

#itajaí #praia #viagem #travel #blog #santacatarina #saudades #travelblogger #travelpics #brasil #beaches #brazil #southamerica #americadosul #trips #balneario #travelgram #travelblogger
euphoria in east van // beast of trout lake she d euphoria in east van // beast of trout lake

she doesn’t even care we are shutting down again, sigh

#chiweenie #local #petsofinstagram #travel #blog #wienerdog #chihuahua #vancouver #bc #eastvan #troutlake #stayhome #chiweeniesofinstagram #yvr
Y’all remember going outside?? With people?? Vib Y’all remember going outside?? With people?? Vibing?

FUCK

#vancouver #pride #tbt #precovid #queer #gay #vibes #amigxs #bc #local #canada #travelblogger #travel #blog
thinking about the casa de los gatos, constantly thinking about the casa de los gatos, constantly

wonder if they are staying home too??¿

#valencia #españa #travel #blog #patiperro #viaje #viagem #tbt #travelbogger #barrio #cat #art #gato #arte #spain #precovid19 #visitvalencia
Load More ... Follow on Instagram

Tweet Me Too!

Tweets by Expatterns
Copyright © 2021 Expat-terns - WP Blog theme by FilaThemes