On our trip to India, we had many choices of places to visit, but one place had to be the Taj Mahal in the city of Agra, about 4 hours by car from New Delhi. Prior to our visit to the Taj Mahal, we learned a bit about its history, and it was very much …
During Christmas and New Year’s 2020 break, we had the opportunity of traveling to India. This magnificent country had intrigued me for many years; over time I had studied, worked and met people from India and always had enjoyed their friendliness thus leading me to investigate their country, cultures, traditions and as well about their …
Perhaps you have heard many times that the most beautiful things about humans are inside each one of us, but the reality is that now days not many of us live by this rule and our first impressions about others are usually based on their looks and the shapes of their bodies. At the end …
On a recent trip with my girlfriend to India during Christmas and New Year’s break, we had the opportunity to learn about a small organization in the city of New Delhi called Providing Education To Everyone (PETE). This little NGO has been operating in the poorest and in most in need areas in the Kathputli …
You all know that the freshest vegetables, meats and almost any ingredient you want to prepare your best meal can be found in only one place; your local market When I was very young in Chile, my mother introduced me to the local markets (called Vegas). Years later, I would walk to them with my …
Through my travels since the age of 8 when I left Chile my native country for the first time and the world opened its doors to me, I have been impressed with many places, and one of them has to be without a doubt the capital of Vietnam, Hanoi. After arriving in Hanoi for the …
China is a huge country and living among its traffic, high pitched voices and particular smells, it can be difficult to adapt. When living in China, the list of cultural differences can be long, but isn’t that what makes us special after all? Over my long stay in China, I have learned to decompress by …
When you visit the rural parts of China in the months of April to June, you will notice that many of the fields are used to plant the most common and widely consumed food staple in many parts of the world, rice. According to statistics by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2008, China …
Soon after I arrived in the Jiangsu Province in China in July 2015 to work as a Spanish teacher, I noticed a huge fuzz among locals for the Chinese hairy crab (大闸蟹 dazhaxie). People would flock to their favorite local restaurants to get a taste of this Chinese cuisine delicacy, particularly in Shanghai. Honestly, I was …