Beauty

So I'm going to take just a quick break on the blog from discussing the men of my life or lack there of and just tell you a bit about this new city of mine in which I now live. Last night I went to a barbeque at a colleague's house and to get there we drove through the mountains of Santiago. I kept busting out with "oh wow, oh wow" without any concern to who heard me. This is literally one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been too. I walked through the city today, it was so quiet and lovely. You could literally hear the wind blow. At night, you can see all the stars in the sky. But at the same time this is a highly metropolitan city of 6 million people and skyscrapers and developments. It is amazing. Literally, amazing. As i was walking about today I looked up then at a quick second glance, I realized I was staring at the Andes mountains. This city is built in the center of these gorgeous mountains. I have only been here a week, but I tell you, this is a place I hope you all get to mark on places you have traveled. My breath has been taken away. I'll post pictures soon

Okay, no worries, I'll write more about the beauty of being single in Santiago soon!  Ciao

Que Guapaaaaaaa

I was telling my friend in Santiago tonight about my "dry spell" of men just before I was making my decision to leave Houston to move here. Did me dating the only men who walked their cats on leashes or who learned the art of kissing by watching bad porn force me to leave Houston? No. But the fact that I wasn't pursuing a relationship with any of these guys, well, that may have been a reason that didn't stop me from coming. Being admired in the street, being bought a drink, having a stranger ask for my phone number, and getting a compliment in  the office were not things I have received, for the sake of my own humility, recently. So when a colleague / new friend at work and I went to lunch on Tuesday told me that one of the guys in the office said I looked like a movie star, I may have tried to play it cool, but c'mon...I ate that shit up! When I asked which one and she said, "oh no, that is just like a saying they use for a pretty girl. Not that you actually look like one" I tucked my tail in between my legs and remembered exactly who I was. Seriously, all kidding aside...I totally look like Reese Witherspoon! So suck it guy who told me how "incredibly disappointed" he was that he wasn't attracted to me when he met me in person....I'm the next Jennifer Aniston...Am I taking it too far? Either way, a compliment is a compliment and it felt great!


Well, on Wednesday night I took myself for a stroll throughout Vitacura, the street I am living on in Santiago. I was standing at a stoplight and saw a guy from across the street who looked attractive with the sun behind him. As the walk light turned and we walked past each other, he said in his deep Santiago voice "Que Guapaaaa". Which means how beautiful. I played it cool, because that's what we ladies do, however, I completely ate it all up. After he couldn't see my face, I smiled, I got red and I think I started to sweat. I'm pretty sure I could get used to this, but I really need to start working on my cool face.


So far, Santiago is proving itself to be pretty good in the self esteem arena. Muchas gracias Santiago... suck it eharmony! :)

Arrive en Santiago!

Today I arrived in Santiago to start my new adventure and life in South America and in pure "me" fashion I did it...with incident. As I was paying my entry fee into Chile, I had a miscommunication with the agent and while he was asking me for my passport number to write on my receipt in English, I may add, I gave him my phone number. He laughed, got red in the face and couldn't finish his sentence of correction. This is only the beginning of my journey in Santiago...


As my niece would say, "oh brother...."


More to come friends, so much more.


signing,
Single in Santiago

Single in Santiago

So here it is...here is the big announcement...I'm taking the blog and the dogs and we are moving to Santiago, Chile! Expect new stories of humor and self actualization as I wind my way through the streets of Santiago, the language of Spanish and the men of South America. I can only hope there will be at least one more Alessandro to give you more laughter and me great memories. Expect tales of wine and adventure and trials and tribulations and most of all, my way to find the humor in it all.  The move happens in 2 weeks and the stories I assume will start to happen in 2 weeks and 1 day!

Stay tuned friends!