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Be a Mindful Expat | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Be a Mindful Expat. Posted on 02. May, 2015 by Colin. This article is inspired by the following Amazon review. Left on Lima Travel Guide. Having sold on Amazon for years, I am well past the point of sweating a negative review. This one, however, got under my skin for its gross inaccuracy. Dear Guy, in recommending you pull your head out of your ass, I address your critique. Not enough information about quirks of public transport.
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Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts are not Paleo | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts are not Paleo. Posted on 09. Feb, 2015 by Colin. Punches above its weight. This small city of one million has produced a cuisine that beats the entire culinary output of Colombia. However, some gringos may need a tutorial before digging in. A certain quirk about Arequipeños must be understood. A los arequipeños les gusta chupar los huesos. Pollo a la plancha. And it will come with a couple bones.
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peru | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Ending the End of the Pink Tide. Posted on 19. Aug, 2016 by Colin. My attempt to moderate the neoliberals’ glee at the “receding pink tide” in Latin America, because growing opposition to free trade is a greater obstacle. Buying Weed in Comas, Lima. Posted on 07. Aug, 2016 by Colin. The story of a small adventure I had visiting a friend and burning one up in Comas, one of Lima’s poorest neighborhoods. Posted on 12. Dec, 2015 by...
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Who Spammed Santa Catalina? | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Who Spammed Santa Catalina? Posted on 01. Mar, 2015 by Colin. I found the strangest thing while researching the Santa Catalina Monastery. I visited Santa Catalina in 2008 and published a blog post. And FB photo album. In contemplating a return visit, some hack Google search yielded a page from the official website featuring black-hat SEO. Then I Googled “site:www.santacatalina.org.pe” ( click here. And found over 1,000 results.
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Mad Outta Me Head Published | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Mad Outta Me Head Published. Posted on 07. Jan, 2015 by Colin. Buy Mad Outta Me Head on Amazon:. Buy the PDF here:. Christopher’s first Colombian girlfriend, Alejandrina la Salsera. Enjoyed small-time fame. In La Modelo he befriended the Medellin Cartel assassins, Los Priscos. As well as extradited American trafficker, Jack Tamboer. Or an old AP article about the yearlong delays for Colombian prisoners to receive a trial. In additi...
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30 Days of Discipline Review | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. 30 Days of Discipline Review. Posted on 17. Jan, 2015 by Colin. A teaser from the introduction:. 30 Days of Discipline. Is the boot camp. Discipline is the required outcome …. You eliminate the bad habits that lead to laziness, sloth and gluttony and you replace those [with] habits that encourage success …. I employed the program to start writing Mad Outta Me Head: Addiction and Underworld from Ireland to Colombia. This habit exten...
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Colin | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Ending the End of the Pink Tide. Posted on 19. Aug, 2016 by Colin. My attempt to moderate the neoliberals’ glee at the “receding pink tide” in Latin America, because growing opposition to free trade is a greater obstacle. Posted on 11. Aug, 2016 by Colin. After a trip to Costa Rica fell through for unforeseen visa requirements for the Peruvian wife, I pose the question: does Montevideo, Uruguay suck? Buying Weed in Comas, Lima.
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Accidental Corruption | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Posted on 07. Jul, 2015 by Colin. When an American hears corruption, he might think of macro-corruption cases like Rod Blagojevich. And Jesse Jackson Jr. Or you might think of smaller fry like Joseph Miedzianowski. Or the cop they based Training Day. Intentional corruption is relatively common and you hear about it before coming to Latin America. Or when the blender gets stolen. But then there is accidental corruption. The landlord...
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other countries | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. Archive for 'other countries'. Ending the End of the Pink Tide. Posted on 19. Aug, 2016 by Colin. My attempt to moderate the neoliberals’ glee at the “receding pink tide” in Latin America, because growing opposition to free trade is a greater obstacle. Posted on 11. Aug, 2016 by Colin. After a trip to Costa Rica fell through for unforeseen visa requirements for the Peruvian wife, I pose the question: does Montevideo, Uruguay suck?
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A Gringo’s Intro to Reggaeton Playlist | Expat Chronicles
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Pictures, music, news, stories, and rants from a gringo in Latin America. A Gringo’s Intro to Reggaeton Playlist. Posted on 20. Jun, 2015 by Colin. During the year and a half I spent in the US, I made a critical mistake in trying to turn a friend on to reggaeton. It wasn’t a planned strategy, we were just drinking and talking smack and I saved some YouTube links on his computer. J Alvarez — Junto al Amanacer. Infinitely catchy. Like J Alvarez? Osmani Garcia ft. Pitbull and Sensato — Taxi. The most obnoxi...
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