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Photo Gallery: The Color Run
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 11. Nov, 2013 | 3 Comments
The Color Run really is the happiest 5K on the planet! It was awesome to be surrounded by my whole Chile “family” as my friends and roommates joined me for this explosion of color and fun.
Read More...A new perspective on my least favorite holiday
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 03. Nov, 2013 | 2 Comments
I’ve really never been a big Halloween fan. I mean, I do love chocolate, but dressing up always seemed a bit silly to me. Plus, I hate all things scary: costumes, movies, haunted houses. No thank you.
Read More...The devil’s cellar guards the taste of Chile
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 02. Nov, 2013 | 1 Comment
A top reason I’m going to hate leaving Chile someday: Amazing wine. Cheap, amazing wine. You can get a delicious bottle of Chile’s rich specialty Carmeneré for US$6 to$8, but even $4 will get you something decent. At those prices it’s hard not to become a wine connoisseur in this country, not to mention Chile is home to some of the best wines in the world.
Read More...Panama City in 7 hours
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 02. Nov, 2013 | No Comments
With just 7 hours in Panama City, I toured the capital’s colonial neighborhood, new town, and of course, the world-renowned canal.
Read More...Costa Rica: Somewhere in the middle
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 31. Oct, 2013 | 1 Comment
For my mom’s big 5-0 birthday, we all wanted to celebrate together in a special place none of us had been. We decided to go “somewhere in the middle” and found ourselves in the paradise of Costa Rica where the season is always summer.
Read More...10K: An almost perfect race day
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 16. Oct, 2013 | 9 Comments
Although this race reminded me how difficult it can be to live so far from home, it was also another show of the incredible connections I’ve made here and how much I’ve changed throughout this journey.
Read More...It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 29. Sep, 2013 | No Comments
Knowing that this would be my last Fiestas Patrias in Chile for the foreseeable future, I vowed to go all-out. Success would only come if I did as the Chileans do and sacrificed a week of sleep, spent all my money on terremotos and ate all the delectable treats I could stomach with a guilt-free conscience. And so that’s exactly what I did. During my nine-day holiday, it was all things Chile and it rocked.
Read More...Fiestas Patrias 101: A lesson from my students
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 25. Sep, 2013 | No Comments
The students worked on presentations for weeks, which culminated in two days of festivities before school let out for the holiday. The kids dressed up, performed the national dance, cooked traditional cuisine, sang and played instruments to historical music and presented information about how each region of their country celebrates Chilenidad and Fiestas Patrias.
Read More...Chilean dogs in winter
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 28. Aug, 2013 | No Comments
The best thing about Santiago in the winter is the love everyone shows the street dogs. As soon as it gets colder, puppies around town start sportin’ new sweaters and the trend is, quite frankly, aw-inducingly adorable.
Read More...The New Me: Happy & Healthy
Posted by Jessica Fryman in Blog on 04. Aug, 2013 | 12 Comments
Four months ago, I couldn’t run a whole kilometer without stopping to walk. Today, I ran a full seven and crossed the finish line in my first-ever race.
Read More...Just a little about me
I enjoy learning about cultures, faiths and customs different from my own. I like plans, but believe spontaneity and risks are worth the thrill of a new adventure, even if that means unknowns or failures along the way.I took chances of the like last year, and moved to Santiago, Chile.
I am a certified teacher of English as a Foreign Language, and teach both underprivileged children and business professionals who are hoping to find better opportunities by learning the universal language.
In my free time, I travel through South America, soaking in whatever I can learn along the way. I know this endeavor will teach me more than I can even imagine right now. I’m hoping that the Spanish language, a knack for adapting to change and a sense of direction are a few things I will master. I’m not so confident about the latter (I’m literally lost on a daily basis, even in Vegas where I was born and raised). What I do know is that I will become a better journalist and more knowledgeable, well-rounded person.
As a journalist, I am a storyteller with a passion for sharing the often overlooked realities of human life — the daily hardships, controversies and fights for equal rights.
Read more about me here.
