Archive for November, 2009

Terrace Daily Article on Shames Mountain Co-op

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 Posted in business | No Comments »

Written by Shanie The Shames Mountain Co-op idea seems to be causing a buzz. The Terrace Daily published another article about the movement. Vamos a ver but dreams may be turning to reality with a global collaborative ski area... Powder to the ...

Educational Article on Shames Mountain Co-op

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in business | No Comments »

Written by Shanie Global Uprising is such a well-written article that it deserves me making a second post in one day to give it the kudos it deserves (plus the publication used a picture with Bergen for the cover shot). Written by ...

Jack Frost Won’t Let Go

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 Posted in day to day | 1 Comment »

Written by Shanie From the splendor of last night's sunset... I thought for sure that Spring was winning its seasonal battle with Winter...but we woke this morning to a fresh tinge of whiteness in the mountains, dark stormy clouds and visual ribbons ...

Phrase of the Week

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | 1 Comment »

copado/a:  a person with a good vibe, a cool friendly person...can also mean an inanimate object that is of agreeable status. Juan, our vineyard's caretaker...one of the greatest human vibes on the planet. Photo courtesy of A Day in Your Life Photography

A Stranger is a Local too

Monday, November 16th, 2009 Posted in culture | 7 Comments »

Written by Shanie An interesting thing about living abroad is that your perspective becomes wider. The perception that the new country gives you is like the erosion of a canyon; intense thunderstorms of feelings burst through, eventually tearing apart the layers ...

Picture of the Week

Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Posted in picture of the week | 2 Comments »

Casa Vul Hue view of orange ribbons over Lago Nahuel Huapi

Article in Skiing Magazine about the Shames Co-op

Friday, November 13th, 2009 Posted in business, sports | No Comments »

Written by Shanie The Shames Mountain Co-op project that we previously mentioned was recently written about in Skiing Magazine. As we approach a few months that we have been working on the idea, it has been amazing to both of us how ...

Being Home

Thursday, November 12th, 2009 Posted in day to day | 2 Comments »

Written by Jamie As you may or not know (or care), I have been travelling for the better part of a month. A special thanks to Shanie for keeping the blog fresh when I was out of commission. There is nothing like ...

Rhea

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009 Posted in fauna | 7 Comments »

Written by Shanie Loving the ability to see animals of the wild kingdom in their natural habitat on a fairly regular basis, there are some creatures that make my smile extra wide. One of those is the Rhea. In reality, ...

Phrase of the Week

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in phrase of the week | No Comments »

película: the common meaning is movie or film, but in slang can also mean something or a situation that is problematic, annoying or amusing.