As many of you know, my mother is from Chile, South America. With Christmas fast approaching, I wanted to share a little bit of my culture with my readers. Most of us are probably  accustomed to a cold or snow filled Christmas. Well, in Chile, Santa has his swim suit on because it is summer in [...]

Last year for my Veterans Day post, I wrote about Brave Little Soldiers. I enjoyed writing that post! Veterans Day is close to my heart. My grandfather (father’s father) was in the U.S Army and fought in WWII. My father, who passed away in 2005 and would have been 63 the day after Veternas Day, was a [...]

My mom called me today and told me about a scary segment she saw on The Early Show Wednesday morning. The segment talked about cell phone use being a potential health risk. It mentioned that if we read the fine print in our owner’s manual, we would see where the manufacturer recommends that we keep our cell [...]

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               I find it quite interesting learning about credit unions in other countries.  International Credit Union week led my thoughts to credit unions in Chile as that is where my mother is from. Coopeuch is Chile’s largest credit union. It was founded in 1967 by a group of employees at the University of Chile. Their [...]