9/11 in Chile

The 11th of September is synonymous throughout the world with the tragic attack on the Twin Towers in New York City, 2001. But in Chile, this date has a different significance. On the 11th September 1973 the CIA backed military campaign led by Augusto Pinochet, overthrew the democratically elected government in Santiago and imposed a…

Superstitions and their origins

Do you believe in superstitions? Are there certain people, places, things or events that are lucky or unlucky? Do you believe in ghosts or spirits from another dimension? What are some superstitions from your culture? These were a series of introductory questions to a lesson I gave last week based on (yep, you’ve probably guessed…