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[Patagonia IV] January 8, 2012: Into Torres del Paine
Today, I slept in until the late hour of 10am, at which point I arose, ate the healthful hostel-provided breakfast, and stuffed all my things into my giant backpack. The bus to Torres del Paine was...
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[Patagonia V] January 9, 2012: Mirador Las Torres
[Note: This will be a very photo-heavy post. It could have been even more unwieldy with photos, but I showed great restraint, I assure you. Please do feel free to check out all the day's photos on my...
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[Patagonia VI] January 10, 2012: Calafate berries
I awoke to a beautiful spattering of raindrops across all three of my dome windows. Or rather, as soon as I pulled on my glasses, I did. A modified Zen thought for you: if there’s a beautiful sight to...
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[Patagonia VII] January 11, 2012: Strait of Magellan
My final morning at Ecocamp. I had been using my cell phone as an alarm clock, but it was running low on battery, so I woke up numerous times before my alarm in order to check that the phone hadn’t...
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[Patagonia VIII] January 12, 2012: Home again
Early in the morning, I extricated myself from my top bunk in the hostel dormitory, cautious not to wake any of my roommates. Last night, the hostel owners had kindly prepared an easy breakfast and...
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January 13, 2012: Walking tour
It feels so good to be home in Valparaíso, and to wake up in my own bed-of-three-months. The only flaw of my first night home was that the other guests had decided it was a wise idea to play guitar and...
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January 14, 2012: Chilean cooking
This morning, C. and I headed across town and rode up Ascensor Artillería, to meet the teacher for our Chilean cooking class (run by Chilean Cuisine). This class had been on my radar since the...
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January 15, 2012: Reñaca sun
It was another night of noisy guitar players at obscene hours, after which I woke up coughing (remnants of the Patagonia malady). After a cup of black tea, I felt quite all right again. It was C.’s...
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January 16, 2012: My Kingdom for a Mochila
Ah! Sweet relaxation. The nighttime musicians have finally departed. They were perfectly friendly fellas during the daytime, but I must admit I shan’t miss their 5am festivities. Today and the next...
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January 17, 2012: Isla Negra
After dealing with the morning explosion of work emails, I galloped forth into the day. I was intent upon doing the last Absolutely-Must-Do item on my list: Isla Negra, Pablo Neruda’s house by the sea,...
View ArticleJanuary 18, 2012: Pajarito último
An uneventful daytime. I fiddled around with work some more, and I also began preparations for my departure from Chile. I’m working on writing a list of all the items I’ve bought here and their values,...
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January 19, 2012: Duraznos de Chile
My last full day in Chile. How time flies; que extraño. My mattress dogs were there this morning to say goodbye. Can you spot them both? I woke up in mid-morning, called E., and then strolled down the...
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January 20, 2012: Leaving Chile
One last night falling asleep to the now-soothing sounds of stray dogs barking at each other. One final breakfast of yoghurt batido, platano, and banana cake. One last morning of swearing...
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January 21, 2012: Homecoming
[Here follows a tale of many airports. Now that I'm leaving Chile, I feel I must warn you that it may be exceedingly dull to read.] Continuing in my lack-of-skill at sleeping on airplanes, I’m not sure...
View ArticleOda a Valparaíso
Because I’m a silly person, I’m going to try another round of amateur translation, this time with a Pablo Neruda poem: fittingly, “Oda a Valparaíso,” from his Odas Elementales. Follow the link for the...
View ArticleChilean Odds & Ends
There are a number of things I meant to write down about Chile but didn’t; some of them seemed too everyday to mention, while others I just forgot to bring up. Here is a small compilation of some of...
View ArticleOfficial Chilean Round-Up
Hello again, my intrepid readers. I thought it might be useful for me to compile a post full of links pointing to a variety of Chilean things: all the trip photos, my favorite days in Chile, &c. So...
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Triumphant Return
I’ve now been back from Chile for over two weeks, so it’s high time that I provide an update on my readjustment, as I’m sure you’ve all been on the edges of your seats. I’m told that it had been a very...
View ArticleRadio Song
I made an exciting discovery this past weekend. I often listen to country music radio in the car, as its narrative quality helps keep me awake on long drives. This day, however, the country station...
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Someone told me it’s all happening at the zoo
Last weekend, I went to the Oakland Zoo for my sister’s birthday, along with my niece, my brother-in-law, and my mother. I am certain that this was the best idea for a birthday outing ever suggested,...
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