Los Padres Loquitos

I promised my Chilean host parents that I would not publish this photo. That was a lie. Here they are, in all their glory: Mama Maria Elena and Papa Alvaro, both jubilant following our Sunday afternoon asado (barbecue) with the family. Alvaro and his sons were in the kitchen grilling and getting ready for another intense game of futbol. Maria Elena, Macarena, and I were in the living room talking. The Beatles were playing, the sun was shining, the Chilean wine was flowing. In short, all was right with the world…