https://www.whatemilywrites.com/main daily 1.0 2021-06-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b0338561ae6cf4792f79888/1526937691569/unnamed-8_952.jpg Main https://www.whatemilywrites.com/chile daily 0.75 2018-11-07 https://www.whatemilywrites.com/chile/2018/6/27/out-of-office monthly 0.5 2019-02-22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b7ddab12b6a28e34e62a9c6/1534974691337/giphy-10.gif Emily Goes To Chile - Out Of Office Me running from my problems. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b6b6bd32b6a288de50d34d6/1534193216225/giphy-1.gif Emily Goes To Chile - Out Of Office How I feel at work after writing hundreds of tweets with only a slight variation in verbiage. https://www.whatemilywrites.com/chile/2018/6/27/bounce-house-of-horrors monthly 0.5 2019-02-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b340816f950b7fe67ed07a8/1531240115365/IMG_6485.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Bounce House Of Horrors - For dramatic effect, this picture has not been resized. I also can't figure out how to make it smaller. https://www.whatemilywrites.com/chile/2018/7/9/ever-heard-of-a-place-called-ovalle monthly 0.5 2021-01-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43cfe6562fa7fde6e7545e/1531238548247/school-interior.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - SCHOOL. Here’s my school, Liceo Alejandro Álvarez Jofré, before the cacophonous sounds of "recreo" (passing period) fill the halls. Most students are friendly and try to speak to me in English they learned from those influencers who are 15 and make 30k per Instagram post. I'm not bitter. Anyway, my students can’t know I speak Spanish because it will compromise our classroom dynamic. And mostly because I want to be able to understand the trash they’re talking about me. Most will laugh and run away if I say hello to them or wave. I'm already a big fan of these sweet and bashful kids. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43cf4570a6ade52dd166db/1531238561380/neighborhood.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - HOME. My hood. I don’t know the rules about host families you’ve known for a week and posting their picture online, so I’ll refrain. But, they are nice humans. The family is comprised of a married couple in their early 40’s, two children (Agustin, 6 and Ale, 8) and two dogs (Napo & Res). As a rule of thumb, I generally avoid kids at all costs because they talk too much, shit their pants and wipe boogers on the wall. So, this is all new territory for me. The kids are cute I guess. But that only goes so far when I’ve already been spit on, eaten lunch with a recently pulled tooth next to my plate and had cookie crumbs thrown in my hair completely unprovoked. Trying times. For anyone who has ever told me I would change my mind about wanting kids as I get older, you’re fucking wrong. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43d6b4f950b7ecba5639bc/1531238554410/pup.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - PETS. It's Napo! One of my smelly host dogs who looks like he’s about to defecate on my bed while making intentional eye contact with me. Both he and the other dog, Res, love hanging out in my room and picking fights with street dogs from this very window you see here. Easy to talk shit from the safety of your home, huh boys? On my first day at the house, I made the mistake of leaving the screen-less window open, affording him the opportunity to hop up on my bed and jump out. I then quickly shut it and acted like nothing happened because I didn’t want to be responsible for losing the family dog on my first day. He’s fine. And barks at 3am most nights. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b44ceb503ce6462f5566f56/1531238526965/unnamed-3.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - PASEO PEATONAL. Just beyond Plaza de Armas is Paseo Peatonal, a pedestrian-only amalgamation of restaurants, shops, department stores, casinos, bars, seedy strip clubs and dozens of pharmacies right next to each other. I end up walking up and down this area during my downtime to explore the shops and catch street performers such as the individuals you see in this picture. I also don't really know where else to go in Ovalle. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43d9996d2a73cc9b2ad946/1531238536018/ovalle-street.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - COMMUTE. My morning commute has transformed from an hour and 15 minutes on the Dallas North Tollway to a 15 minute walk. No complaints here, for the exception that I foolishly leased my Honda Civic four months ago. Phenomenal foresight on my part. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b44d93a758d466988ec9edd/1531238862912/graffiti.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - STREET ART. Here's some graffiti I spray painted last night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43d9040e2e7292fc7a4d42/1531238537696/ovalle-from-hill.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - OVALLE. Here she is, ladies and gents! Population: 113,000. I'm not buying it. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43dad72b6a28965ac8b9d3/1531238534526/ovalle-street-2.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - SUNDAYS. Just a colorful street in town. Notably missing are humans. That's because on Sundays this place is a ghost town. Ovalle could really benefit from a trendy brunch spot offering bottomless mimosas. On a separate note, I wonder if the owner of that yellow and green truck would be willing to trade cars with me AND take over my lease? It reminds me of the car my sister and I argued over when we played Cruis'n World on our N64. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43d144aa4a99079852164e/1531238541548/Screen+Shot+2018-07-09+at+2.03.33+PM.png Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - FACULTY. From left to right, the school guidance counselor, my head teacher, the new volunteer who has no idea what she's in for (re: me!) and the principal during regional orientation. I'm #blessed to have these delightful people as my mentors. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43dc4c575d1f575c1ae611/1531238530772/food-court.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - FOOD COURT. This is the Ovalle food court, Open Plaza. It's a place to be and be seen among high schoolers. And look! It's Colonol Sanders' creepy face peering around a pillar that inaccurately boasts WiFi. Whenever I'm yearning for a piece of home, I'll come here to get a sense of familiarity. It's unfortunate I have to stare at this piece of work to ameliorate my homesickness. I take what I can get. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b43d4896d2a73cc9b29c660/1531239547555/Screen+Shot+2018-07-09+at+4.32.40+PM.png Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - FIRST DAY. Here you’ll find me in high water pants panicking because I was told I have to address the entire school during passing period on my first day. Really, I should have been panicking about the first impression these pants were giving off. But seriously, how cute is this setup? I gave a touching speech that went something like, “Hello. My name is Emily. I am the new English teacher. Do you like my pants? Does it flood here? I am from Texas. I am happy to be here in Ovalle. Come say hi whenever you want.” I have reason to believe no one understood what I said, but hey, I puked multiple times on my first day of kindergarten so I'll call this first day a smashing success. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5b44d82688251b757b6d60a3/1531238522567/IMG_7223.jpg Emily Goes To Chile - Ever Heard Of A Place Called Ovalle? - PLAZA DE ARMAS The main attraction of Ovalle is Plaza de Armas, a beautiful little park at the center of town. Fortunately, my school is located directly across the street from this oasis. Plus, all of my favorite cafes and bars are here, too. What more could a girl ask for? Many trees have speakers attached to them, so at any given time you'll hear anything from early 90s pop to folkloric music blaring. Sometimes they'll mix it up and play Despacito or a random Christmas tune (yes, in April). The plaza also houses several adorable stray dogs who spend most of their day chasing birds and napping. 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He’s often forced to let his cousin, Toad, and his C-list celebrity friends into the VIP section despite his better judgement. He drives for Uber on the weekdays to make extra cash and plans to move to Detroit to open a head shop within the next six months. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c2da03ce64d244a081aa/1622575699076/0-4.jpg Halloween Characters HUNTERS MOON Happy fall, y’all! It’s your boy, the Hunter’s Moon. Thank God summer is over, amirite? I did spend the entire month of July knitting scarves for my friends, so that was fun lol. I’m wearing one right now, what do you think? I’ve been on the Whole 30 diet for the last six months. Can you see my abs? I wanted to slim down and eat cleaner leading up to my big debut tonight. Gravity adds 20 pounds and I’m sick of looking round and orange in pictures! Peace and blessings, betches! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc8b25de4966bd0437da7ac/1539880151379/0-2.jpg Halloween Characters GASSY GOBLIN WARNING!! DO NOT FEED THE GASSY GOBLIN. Especially during Halloween when there’s an abundance of candy that contains milk. You will regret it. Aside from enduring a malodorous, pungent stench, inhalation of the goblin’s gas will produce a series of side effects including a greenish complexion, foul body odor and hellacious flatulence. He’ll try to trick you into thinking he took Lactaid Fast Act, but don’t be fooled! He’s banned from all CVS and Walgreens stores nationwide and therefore is unable to conveniently purchase any lactase enzyme supplements. You’ve been warned. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c1e4cd8366db432b1217/1540932092255/0.jpg Halloween Characters RAVEN Raven just found out her gurgling croak is going to be featured on one of Tiesto’s upcoming tracks. She gets to go to Ibiza next month when he debuts the song at Amnesia, one of the hottest nightclubs on the island. She’s already picked out her outfit for the big night: a yellow glitter bra, denim skirt and purple converse shoes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c137cd8366db432b06b5/1540931932386/0-9.jpg Halloween Characters SÉANCE Can anyone see this message? If so, please help! My friends and I held a séance in jest and I ended up trapped in a different dimension. We communicated with some douchey spirit named Chad and he convinced me to switch dimensions with him. I can’t believe it actually worked. It sucks in here…there’s no WiFi! I had to use my mobile hotspot to even get this message out. And worst of all, no one eats because they’re all dead! Get me out of here or at least please send a Big Mac. Also, Chad is somewhere out there wreaking havoc in our dimension. Watch out! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c1ab575d1fa44bd5af04/1540932041755/0-2.jpg Halloween Characters DARLENE Darlene recently became an independent skincare consultant for Rodent + Waterfields. Her friends give her hell for spamming their Facebook feeds, but she truly believes in their products. She herself uses the Unblemished regime which has brightened her skin and eliminated her face warts completely. She also gets compliments on her long eye lashes thanks to the lash booster. DM her for before and after pics. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bbd15ae15fcc009bdba5535/1539880119719/0-2.jpg Halloween Characters FRANKIE JR. Frankie Jr. doesn’t like the taste of beer, but is reluctant to tell his family considering they own the world famous Frank and Stein Brewery. Instead of taking over the family business, he plans on attending the Rhode Island School of Design next fall to study architecture. He knows this news will devastate his parents, but believes he must follow his passion to find happiness in life. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c0e64ae237be6ba8f8ca/1540931851253/0-1.jpg Halloween Characters MIKE Mike’s dream is to become the first pro skateboarder from his swamp. Every night after dinner, he sneaks out of his house and goes to the skatepark. He uses the GoPro he got for Christmas to record his best tricks and then uploads them to his YouTube channel. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc649969140b7f99e6ed64b/1539880067007/0-4.jpg Halloween Characters CYNTHIA Cynthia teaches kindergarten in Des Moines, Iowa. She loves being a teacher because she can keep the same schedule as her children. When she’s not at work, she is usually playing Fortnite while her kids do their homework or play outside. She hopes to become a gaming influencer on Twitch so she can buy an SUV that fits the whole family comfortably. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc8b322a4222f6654516e49/1539880168154/0.jpg Halloween Characters JIMMY Guiding people to their death is so last century. Instead, Jimmy started his own adventure company called Near Death Experiences where he guides people down the Grand Canyon. He enjoys meeting people from all corners of the world and feels alive when surrounded by Earth’s natural wonders. He’s currently training to climb Mount Everest with his ghoulfriend next July. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bbd07d215fcc0b64ff51078/1539880073467/0.jpg Halloween Characters SHINER After college, Shiner scored a coveted internship at Condé Nast. He was quickly hired on full time as a junior editor after a drunken night of debauchery with his coworkers. His first assignment took him to Japan where he wrote a piece on the most underrated beaches of the country. In a moment of clarity, Shiner decided those blissful, uninterrupted beaches were where he truly belonged. He now dedicates his time to drinking beer and making homemade koozies he sells on Etsy. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bbd1858419202cd5779b17c/1539880157299/0-1.jpg Halloween Characters JENNY Jenny spent the last year on a farm in New Mexico learning how to grow various chile peppers. She planned on opening a trendy restaurant in time for hatch chile season, but fell in love with life on the farm. She doesn’t plan on ever returning to city life and hopes her friends and family will visit. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bbd08158165f592d82ca1bf/1539880132949/0.png Halloween Characters THE HAUNTED TINY HOUSE A young, carefree couple built this tiny house with their bare hands. Legend has it they spent the better half of their twenties hosting soirées and making fond memories with their friends and family, but eventually had to buy a 5,000 square foot house in the suburbs to accommodate their growing family. Sadly, only the ghost of their youth remains to watch over the house. Every time the couple has another child, the house shrinks in size. Soon it’ll be gone forever. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c23d8a922dd41559fa94/1622575638827/0-3.jpg Halloween Characters DARK FOREST The Dark Forest isn’t so dark anymore thanks the Big Bad Wolf. He’s decided to redeem himself for huffing and puffing and blowing thousands of houses down by building a luxury master planned community. He’s also offering low interest mortgage rates for all the little pigs whose homes he ruined. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c2c0575d1fa44bd5c404/1540932301891/0-7.jpg Halloween Characters ALLY N. For Ally N., there’s a lot to love about Earth. Her planet is void of vivid sunsets, lush vegetation and hoppy beer. When she set her eyes and taste buds on all the wonders of our planet, she knew she’d landed in a great place. Her love of Earth was even more solidified the first time she tried on yoga pants. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc8b2e4c830250223d248bf/1622575849421/0-1.jpg Halloween Characters ALLIE Allie fell in love with a Furby named Clyde who was left in the back yard she lives in. She’d never seen a creature of that sort, but was oddly attracted to his yellow beak, large eyes and erratic behavior. They’d have long conversations where Clyde would make indistinguishable sounds and repeat his name, making Allie chuckle and fall deeper in love with him. Unfortunately, Clyde is running out of battery so she doesn’t know how much longer they’ll have together. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c170b8a04562b08e1620/1540931993051/0-8.jpg Halloween Characters ADAM Adam owns an apple orchard called The Orchard of Eden in upstate New York. Every fall, thousands of city dwellers flock there to pick his world famous apples and take Instagram-worthy photos against the picturesque landscape. He recently introduced an “Apples & Cider” tractor tour to accommodate all of the bachelorette parties celebrated there. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c097758d46ab32a2fa8f/1540931793637/0-10.jpg Halloween Characters RATS It’s a historic victory for rats worldwide! Alas, science has finally proven rats were probably not responsible for the Bubonic Plague that killed 50 million people in the late Middle Ages. In fact, the culprits were most likely dirty flea and lice infested humans! In exchange for these defamatory statements, they demand the following: 1. A sincere apology from all the jerks who tainted their reputation. 2. A ban on rat traps and poison. 3. Lifetime supply of organic grains, fruits, vegetables and nuts. 4. Belly and foot rubs on command 5. A jacuzzi Noncompliance will result in a slander lawsuit. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc648f0e79c7058a6195942/1539880087337/0-2.jpg Halloween Characters ALISTAIR Alistair runs a male strip club disguised as a sporting goods store called Bats and Balls. They’re open until 4am on the weekends and have the best chicken wings in the Tri-state area. They also do corporate workshops, birthday parties and graduations. DM him on Instagram to book your dancers today! https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bbd165f53450a7a2fcb0b6d/1539880137477/0-4.jpg Halloween Characters CHUY Chuy’s blood-sucking days are behind him. He now spends his time reading 19th-century French literature and perfecting his Cuba Libre cocktail recipe. He recently joined a local food co-op and is excited at the prospect of making friends in the community. If you see him around, please don’t be scared to introduce yourself. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c2a1b8a04562b08e2b6a/1540932273204/0-6.jpg Halloween Characters CINDY Cindy may be the only pumpkin who despises Halloween. Her entire life has been one long rough patch. Remember when Cinderella’s beautiful carriage turned into a pumpkin at the stroke of midnight and then got trampled by horses? Well, that pumpkin was Cindy. She resents being portrayed as an ugly and meaningless object. She also now looks like the Halloween version of Humpty Dumpty after being haphazardly put back together by the fairy godmother. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bbd1801e4966bd5f9ee9627/1539880035632/0-5.jpg Halloween Characters CARL Don’t be fooled by Carl’s haggard appearance. He’s lived a solid eight lives. After all, how many cats can say they’ve witnessed the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza, sailed across the Bermuda Triangle and lived to tell the story or fathered hundreds of successful children, including internet sensation Grumpy Cat? Not many, he’d venture to say. He plans on spending his ninth and final life perched atop his favorite recliner smoking Marlboros, drinking Sunkist and Rubinoff vodka and listening to Exile on Main Street on repeat. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc648444192023d3cead10f/1539880080295/0-1.jpg Halloween Characters CHANDLER Every Friday night, Chandler goes to his favorite vegan spot, Beets of Your Heart Bistro, to order their viscous beet soup. He enjoys it even more at home when he adds his wife’s iron supplements to enhance the taste. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc8b2161905f4496e818c00/1539880147263/0-3.jpg Halloween Characters WALLY Route 66? Pacific Coast Highway? Overseas Highway? Wally and his family have howled up and down them all. The day his children taught him how to use Google Maps was the day his world opened up. A directionally challenged werewolf like himself who was once bound to the confines of his small town suddenly found himself renting a Cruise America RV and hitting the road to explore all of the wonders the contiguous US has to offer. His favorite stop so far has been Standin’ on the Corner Park in Winslow Arizona. The rest of his family begs to differ. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bd8c20cc2241bbd524a2e50/1540932131144/0-5.jpg Halloween Characters FRED Everyone enjoys a good love story. Allow me to tell you Fred’s. Back in 1998, Fred went to a company party at Wet ‘n Wild in a red speedo and Soundgarden t-shirt. He ended up getting stuck halfway down the Black Hole waterslide and was saved by a cute lifeguard. He bought her soggy nachos, Mountain Dew and strawberry Sour Patch Straws during her break to thank her and ended up proposing that night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc6488c15fcc02233742e18/1539880095995/0-3.jpg Halloween Characters JACK Contrary to popular belief, the Black Lagoon is a noisy place—too noisy for Jack. Luckily, he had some airline miles to spare, so he traveled Nepal to find peace and tranquility. He’s been couch surfing with a group of Buddhist monks at their temple for the last three months and is questioning whether he’ll return to the chaos he calls home. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5afc6fff266c075d03697627/t/5bc647f0104c7b630bb32079/1539880100215/0.jpg Halloween Characters RIPBNB Thanks for booking this spacious one bedroom Ripbnb! I’ve been anxiously waiting for you for quite some time. Upon arrival, please park your body carefully, as it can get quite dark! The WiFi name is Highway to Hell and password is D3@tH. 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