Santiago, Chile

"...three months remain to us."
April 19, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
Only three months left here in Santiago.... Mauricio says there are only two left: "you will never realize that it's the last month it goes by so fast."  Classes are going well.  I couldn't have hoped to do better on my Latin test, and the professor of the Chilean Culture class seems to be enjoying my essays. On Sunday, I will be going on a...
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April 10, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
I took my first Latin test yesterday.  The test material was taken directly from the book which I had read several times.  There was one part that pertained to something I hadn't heard of, probably due to my lack of attendance during the first few weeks.  I expect to get that back tomorrow. The required book for Latin is kept in the...
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Pucón
April 8, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
Last Thursday, our group left for our trip to Pucón, a town 900 km to the south of Santiago which is quite tourist-oriented but also has a large Mapuche (native) population in the surrounding areas.  We took a bus at 9pm and attempted to sleep during the 10 hour bus ride.  It was as miserable as you would expect a 10 hour bus ride to be.  We...
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The Joyous Return of the Camera
March 28, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
Yesterday, I finally got around to going to the Canon repair shop to get an estimate for my camera. When I got there, I gave the camera to the person at the front desk. I was telling him what happened and when it happened, but he had already fixed the camera. He just forced the lens to shut, and it became unstuck. I didn't want to apply any...
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Fuimos de Cámping
March 24, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
Yesterday, I arrived home from a weekend of camping. On Friday afternoon we set out with our tents, sleeping bags, flashlights (perhaps better said, our gear), and boasting a cooler full of camping-friendly food items. What we lacked was a true plan. We decided to take the bus to somewhere south of Santiago. This scared away the faint of heart...
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