In approximately 9 hours, I will welcome my beloved parents and sister to Chile! Having 10 days of crazy family vacation to finish up my Chilean semester means that serious blog-writing will have to wait. Don't worry, dear readers (if any of you remain!), a novel detailing my adventures in the south of Chile is forthcoming. For now, I leave you with a few things that I've grown fond of here...
-Seeing the ocean every day...and the ships...and the sea lions who chill in the ocean...and the sunset over the ocean...
-Riding the micro, aka living dangerously
-Coffee in small glass mugs with a cookie on the side
-Sleepy dogs...everywhere
-The ascensor on Calle Villanelo and the funny guys who run it
-Great folk music...
-The words flaite...and pucha...and guagua (the equivalents of "ghetto" and "dang" and "baby")
-Going to the Jota Cruz, infamous alley dive restaurant and home of the chorillana
-Food that comes in pouches (marmalade, olives, mayonaisse, ketchup, etc.)
-An abundance of avocados! For breakfast, lunch, onces, dinner...in salads, on bread...
-Having cups of tea show up on my desk...courtesy of my Chilean mom
-Everything coming on a plate. Cups of tea. Bowls of soup. Even other plates. Everything must be served on an extra plate.
-Old men and their Pablo Neruda sailor hats and Ernest Hemingway beards
-My Tuesday night Baha'i study group and salsa dancing friends
-Toasters that require a stove
To be continued...
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