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      • Gotta HAND it to the Chemo
        • This is why I do this
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    • Another Manic Monday
    • Mom Donates Blood
    • First a Port then Chemo Number six
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Back to School

February 12, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / 2 Comments

It is the start of a new semester and the second half of the year. I was desperate to get back to school. I was desperate for routine and constant community. I was desperate for hallway hugs and gossip. For the smell of coffee and copy paper. I was desperate for the self-centered world of … Continue reading Back to School

The Days After Chemo Number 6

February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / Leave a comment

These have been some of the easiest days after chemo since the first one. I don't know if it is the port or if my body is getting used to everything. Even the fatigue was less. I still went to bed at 9:30, or as the Uruguayans like to call it "dinner time." And I … Continue reading The Days After Chemo Number 6

First a Port then Chemo Number six

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / 6 Comments

Yesterday was a big and long day. Mom and I woke up at 5:00am to get to the hospital by 6. My surgery was at 7. It was so early that even the main reception wasn't open and we had to go to the emergency reception. I was very apprehensive about the surgery. Anesthesia already gives … Continue reading First a Port then Chemo Number six

Mom Donates Blood

February 5, 2019February 8, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / 1 Comment

In Uruguay, whenever a person has a surgery, it is expected that blood donations are contributed in your name. Basically, the system is that you have family and friends donate blood to replenish the bank if there is a possibility you will use blood. It is a great way to keep the system free and … Continue reading Mom Donates Blood

Another Manic Monday

February 4, 2019February 6, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / Leave a comment

We are back to school! And I have never been more excited.  I need routine and structure more than ever right now. Plus, I needed to get out of the freaking apartment. So, while everyone else dreaded coming back to school, I was bouncing with pleasure. Getting up at 6:00 was a bit of a … Continue reading Another Manic Monday

Happy Groundhog Day

February 2, 2019February 6, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / 1 Comment

  Many of the Uruguayans have asked why I call this the Punxsutawney Phil period of my life. They don't have this time-honored tradition. First I have to explain groundhog day. Groundhog day is a special day of superstition on February 2nd. A groundhog, named Phil, from Punxsutawney Pennsylvanian emerges from his burrow on the morning … Continue reading Happy Groundhog Day

Leonardo DicapriGol

February 1, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / Leave a comment

It was supposed to be Wednesday, but this is Uruguay where delays are inevitable, so Thursday at 6:30pm Mom and I Ubered my hopefully last sober Uber to the house of the notary. As we were pulling up, Miguel and his wife were pulling up in my soon to be car. I had a check … Continue reading Leonardo DicapriGol

The Road to Leo

February 1, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / Leave a comment

I was adamant that I did not want a car when I moved to Uruguay. Thought for a hot second about a scooter only to find out they slaughter scooters on Uruguayan roads, so I said, "Nah, better not." I lucked out making friends with a person who had a car, (though his car is … Continue reading The Road to Leo

Robert’s Package Arrives!

January 30, 2019February 1, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / 1 Comment

When your best friend spends $69 to send you a package and it takes over a month to reach you, you make sure to let him know that you got it and love it! And then you guilt him into sending himself the next time. Thanks, Love! You brightened my day as always. Now, get … Continue reading Robert’s Package Arrives!

Piriapolis with my People

January 29, 2019February 1, 2019 / mscoyleabroad / 1 Comment

When you have a day of feeling well and a friend asks you and your mom to go on a road trip for the day, you say HELL YES! Piriapolis is a beach town snuggled along the Rio de la Plata. Montevideo people especially love to go there because it is close and doesn't have … Continue reading Piriapolis with my People

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Katie’s Birthday Weekend

A weekend away to celebrate KatieFebruary 15th, 2019
I get a weekend away from Montevideo to celebrate Katie's birthday with all of my favorite people!
Because sometimes you need some reality on Instagram. The baldness continues after five chemo sessions. But every strand of hair is a remind that it’s working. I’ll shave it off eventually, but for now I’m rocking my Aunt Susie’s look from the 90s. #teachabroadcoyle #vamoarriba #whatsunderthescarf #baldgirl

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  • Home
  • About Kim Coyle
  • Contact
  • Brazil
    • Recap: Rio First Day Top Eight
      • Christ Redeemed
      • Rio Must Do: Parque Lage
      • Mis-TRANS-lation: A Bus Adventure
      • Nights Out with Gabriel
      • Vista Chinesa
    • My favorite day: Foz do Iguaçu Brazil
    • Paraty
      • Leo’s Clan – Paraty part 2
  • Colombia
    • Day 1: Bogota
    • Day 2: Bogota
    • Day 3: Medellin
    • Day 4: Medellin
    • Day 5: Medellin to Cartagena
    • Day 6: Cartagena
    • Day 7 – Cartagena and the Rosario Islands
    • Day 8: Travel from Hell (Bogota to Salento)
    • Days 9 – Salento’s Coffee
    • Day 10 – Salento
    • Days 11-13: Back to Bogota
  • The Punxsutawney Phil Period
    • Chemotherapy Treatment Number 1
      • The Days After Chemo
    • Are you going to work through chemo?
    • A Letter to My Mother
    • Hooked on Phonics…Spanish Edition
    • A Letter to STUCO and Mr. Davidson
    • Healthy and Ready for Round 2
    • I’m Not Ready to be Ready
    • Cancer Fighting Super Lunch
    • It’s Official: I Work with the Best People in the World
    • Chemotherapy Treatment Number Two
      • The Days After Chemo Number Two
      • I Noticed…
        • A Mom Reality Check…
    • Ninth Grade Humor
    • The First Cut
    • Chemotherapy Treatment Number Three
      • The Days After Chemo Number Three
      • White Cell Problems
      • White Cell Problems Part 2
      • White Cell Problems Part Free…at Last!
    • The Hope in Others
    • Chemotherapy Treatment Number Four
      • The Days After Chemo Number Four
    • PET Scan Number Two
      • Results Come Tomorrow so I am Planting Flowers
      • The Results Are In…Chemo Works
    • Chemotherapy Treatment Number Five
      • The Days After Chemo Number Five
      • Gotta HAND it to the Chemo
        • This is why I do this
    • Happy Groundhog Day
    • Another Manic Monday
    • Mom Donates Blood
    • First a Port then Chemo Number six
      • The Days After Chemo Number 6
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