Quote Originally Posted by gringa loca
Hey Lise,

78-79 year program for me in Chile. And I absolutely love your avatar! I grew up withh a dachshund and then had my second as an adult. he passed away 4 years ago.

Yep, our friends in Chile think I'm nuts...hence "esta gringa es loca!" And they think I've corrupted my hubby too!
How cool that you were in Chile for a year! I wish they'd sent me for the year program. The three months that I was in Lima, and travelling around, changed my life profoundly. I don't know that I'd be a midwife, working mostly with undocumented immigrants at a public health clinic and speaking Spanish all day if I hadn't lived in Peru. I suspect that Spanish (usually) feels so easy to me because it's "family", not "work".

We had our dachsie, Schatzi, for 19 years! Here are some pictures of her with our English Setter, Annie. I always look for dachshunds when I run a race or do a triathlon. They're a good luck charm! Welcome to the boards.
http://s64.photobucket.com/albums/h187/lisecnm/