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South America Pt.1

9月 2013 - 1月 2014
  • Tarjei Sandal
During my travels, I visited South America twice. In this first part, I spent most time in Argentina. For two months, I lived with the welcoming Augusto and Cecilia. Weekdays were spent volunteering, while weekends were filled with exciting trips. もっと詳しく
  • Tarjei Sandal

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  • Tarjei Sandal旅行者South America Pt.1

    Buenos Aires

    2013年9月11日〜10月15日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    I began my South American journey with a five-week Spanish course in Buenos Aires, attending classes from 9:00 to 13:00 on weekdays. My classmates were two German girls, both beginners in Spanish like me.

    I lived in a spacious apartment shared with other Spanish learners, along with a man and the woman who owned the place. Early on, I bonded with an American named Andrew, who had already been in Buenos Aires for two months. He helped me settle in by showing me around the city and introducing me to his friends. Among his friends was a group that gathered every Thursday for dinner, where a different member prepared dishes from their home country each time. This tradition had been going on for several months before my arrival, and among the current participants, only a Danish couple had been part of it from the beginning, while others had come and gone.

    Experiencing a big city like Buenos Aires for the first time was overwhelming, with so many events and places to explore. Some of the highlights included attending the legendary "Superclásico" football match between River Plate and Boca Juniors, as well as witnessing The xx’s first concert in Latin America.    もっと詳しく

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    Montevideo

    2013年10月12日〜14日, ウルグアイ ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C

    Due to the Argentine government's restrictions on purchasing U.S. dollars, an informal exchange market known as the 'Blue Dollar' emerged, offering an unofficial exchange rate that gave double the amount of Argentine Pesos per dollar. To take advantage of this, I made two trips to Uruguay to withdraw dollars while I was staying in Buenos Aires. During these visits, I reconnected with Caetano, whom I had met a few years earlier when we sold Christmas trees together in Ålesund. On another weekend, Caetano came to visit me in Buenos Aires.もっと詳しく

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  • Tarjei Sandal旅行者South America Pt.1

    Jujuy

    2013年10月20日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    I stayed with Augusto, Cecilia, and their son Ernesto for two months. They live in Jujuy, a town in the Andes Mountains of northeastern Argentina. I had first met Augusto three years earlier while backpacking; we bumped into each other at an airport, and he invited us to stay at his home. Since then, we’ve kept in touch, meeting up in New York and in Ålesund the year before.

    During weekdays in Jujuy, I volunteered at APPACE, a centre primarily dedicated to people with cerebral palsy. My role was at a school for children with cerebral palsy, where I assisted with daily activities. Each morning, a bus picked up the children from their homes and brought them to the centre, returning them in the afternoon. Throughout the day, we engaged in various activities such as playing games, painting, and singing. The centre also had physiotherapists and even a pool for exercise sessions.

    Working with children with cerebral palsy was both deeply moving and rewarding. It was difficult to see them struggle with everyday tasks that others take for granted, but it also gave me a greater appreciation for the privilege of having grown up with a fully functional body. The experience was also very challenging, especially since no one at APPACE spoke English. It was frustrating not being able to express myself and constantly searching for the right Spanish words. However, I realized that this was probably the best way to learn the language quickly.

    Besides work, I joined Augusto and Cecilia for various activities, such as dinners with friends, a folklore concert at the theater, and a celebration of “Día de la Tradición” at Ernesto’s school. One morning, Augusto and I appeared on a morning TV show in Jujuy to talk about my experience living there.

    When I met Augusto and Cecilia in New York the year before, they gave me a football shirt from "Talleres de Perico," a small team in Jujuy playing in the third division of Argentinian football. The shirt had a greeting to me along with the players’ autographs. Back in Trondheim, I took a photo wearing the shirt in a typical spot in Trondheim and sent it to the club. This picture was then featured on local TV, and a report was made about the club having a "fan" in Norway. When they heard that I had come to Jujuy, I was invited to a match with a VIP ticket. Before the match, I was allowed to go out on the pitch to greet the players and was included in the team picture taken before the game. I was interviewed by radio and newspapers, and I answered as if I were a genuine fan. The match ended in a draw, and afterwards, I was invited to a dinner with the club owners.

    During the weekends, I went on several trips with Augusto, Cecilia, and Ernesto, along with some solo adventures. These journeys are detailed in separate posts on the following pages.    もっと詳しく

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  • Tarjei Sandal旅行者South America Pt.1

    Atacama dessert

    2013年10月31日〜11月3日, チリ ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

    One long weekend, we traveled to the Atacama Desert in Chile to participate in a large simulation exercise. The event brought together doctors, nurses, and firefighters from across South America. Augusto, being a doctor and an active member of the paramedic society in South America, was invited to participate. His daughter, Mariana, who was a medical student in Cordoba at the time, also joined us as the exercise was relevant to her studies. My role was primarily as an observer, though I was also assigned roles such as a pushy journalist and the Norwegian ambassador.

    Our drive to Atacama took us through stunning landscapes, crossing over to the western side of the Andes. At its highest point, the road reached 4,820 meters above sea level, though I didn’t feel much of the altitude.

    During the three-day exercise, there were simulations of earthquakes, fires, and even a terrorist attack with hostage situations. It was almost comical to watch adults so fully immersed in the role-play, playing as if they were children, but with real fire trucks and other equipment. The injured had realistic wounds created by a makeup artist who usually works in film production.

    The simulations took place in an abandoned village near Chuquicamata, one of the world’s largest copper mines. On our final evening, we had dinner at the home of Roly, a friend of Augusto who works at the mine’s affiliated hospital. His Cuban wife served Cuba’s national dish, Ropa Vieja, which literally means "old clothes".    もっと詳しく

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    Cordoba

    2013年11月16日〜18日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    We spent a long weekend in Córdoba to celebrate Mariana, Augusto’s daughter, at her graduation party. One day, we took a trip to a cabin with some of her friends and spent most of the day relaxing by a nearby river.もっと詳しく

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    Santa Cruz de la Sierra

    2013年11月22日〜26日, ボリビア ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    During another long weekend, we traveled to Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia for a medical conference to which Augusto had been invited. We spent the first two days in a nice hotel and the last two days with Augusto’s friend, Gonzalo. Gonzalo, who appeared to be very wealthy, treated us to lunch and dinner at fancy restaurants every day. One evening, we attended a 75th birthday celebration for one of Gonzalo’s relatives. After the conference ended, we spent a day at Gonzalo’s holiday house outside the city.もっと詳しく

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  • Tarjei Sandal旅行者South America Pt.1

    Nevado de Chañi

    2013年11月27日〜28日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C

    While in Chile, I met a group of firefighters who invited me to participate in another training exercise three weeks later. This session focused on high-altitude lifesaving and took place on Chañi, the highest mountain in Jujuy, at an altitude of 5,949 meters.

    On the first day, we drove up to an altitude of 4,200 meters before hiking toward our camp at around 5,000 meters. About 100 height meters before reaching the campsite, I began experiencing a severe headache and nausea - clear symptoms of altitude sickness. In hindsight, I should have descended to a lower altitude at that moment. However, since we hadn't brought tents, I decided to push forward to the camp, where I could sleep in a stone cabin. As I climbed higher, my headache rapidly worsened, and I eventually started vomiting. Ascending to 5,000 meters in just one day was definitely not the best idea!

    It turned into a miserable night with a splitting headache, constant vomiting, freezing cold, and no sleep. I recall thinking it was the worst pain I had ever experienced. I kept throwing up even when my stomach was empty, which left me with chest pains for weeks afterwards. Yet, amid the suffering, I was amazed by the brightest starry sky I had ever seen while I was outside, vomiting. When the sun finally rose, I began my descent to a lower altitude, and gradually, my symptoms began to ease.

    The day after we returned home, there was a diploma ceremony for participants who had completed the high-altitude lifesaving course. Ironically, I was awarded a diploma as well, despite gaining far more experience in being rescued than in rescuing!    もっと詳しく

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  • Tarjei Sandal旅行者South America Pt.1

    Villa Carlos Paz

    2013年12月14日〜15日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    During the last couple of weeks before Christmas, I had planned to join Augusto and his family for a summer holiday in Uruguay. Unfortunately, a few days before our departure, Cecilia's mother, who was battling cancer, fell seriously ill, leading us to cancel our plans. Since I had already finished my last day at work, I decided to spend those two weeks traveling to Mendoza instead.

    On my way to Mendoza, I stopped in Cordoba and stayed at Mariana’s mother’s house. One evening, after watching “Into the Wild,” I felt inspired to travel like the main character in the movie, which meant embarking on a journey without spending any money.

    The next morning, Mariana drove me to the highway outside Cordoba, where I began hitchhiking. As cars passed by, my confidence gradually decreased, and I started to doubt whether this was a good idea. Eventually, an elderly couple stopped and asked where I was heading. My answer was that I simply didn't know and asked if I could join them in their direction. They kindly drove me to a village called Carlos Paz, where I continued on foot.

    Amazingly, a stranger approached me out of nowhere, asking who I was and where I was going. He invited me to visit a friend living outside the village. Suddenly, we were on a bus heading into the countryside. We arrived at the home of a couple in their 30s with two young children, who were in the process of establishing their home. The woman was a teacher, and the man was a plumber. They had a small house with a large garden and greenhouse and were gradually building an extension to the house. They spoke about the challenges of establishing themselves and their long working days with low pay, which made progress on the house slow.

    That evening, I felt for the first time that my Spanish was good enough to communicate with strangers who spoke no English, even though it was challenging. Despite having little, the family seemed happy and full of love for each other. A memory that stands out is lying down in the garden with the two other guys while the mother and children sang and danced to Bob Marley’s “Is This Love” up in the house. At that moment, I truly felt as though I were living a scene from "Into the Wild".

    The next morning, I woke up on a mattress outdoors and decided to continue my journey. My plan was to hitchhike towards Mendoza, but I got scared when a man, whom I tried to hitchhike with, asked if I wanted to go home with him for sex. I decided to end my "Into the Wild adventure" and rather continue my journey to Mendoza by bus. However, I was very happy with the short time the adventure had lasted.    もっと詳しく

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    Aconcagua in the clouds

    Mendoza

    2013年12月15日〜17日, アルゼンチン ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    Mendoza is famous for its wineries and serves as the gateway to Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the Americas. During my visit, I met a German man and an Israeli couple, and together, we toured a winery and went hiking.

    One day, I joined a trip along the scenic National Route 7, which took me to a mountain pass at the Chilean border where I had a view of Aconcagua.    もっと詳しく

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  • Tarjei Sandal旅行者South America Pt.1
    San Isidro

    Iruya

    2013年12月20日〜22日, アルゼンチン ⋅ 🌧 20 °C

    Iruya is a secluded village nestled deep within the Andes. To reach it, one must take a bus from the already remote town of Humahuaca, traveling for several hours on a rugged dirt road through the mountains. After crossing a final mountain pass, the road descends 1,500 meters into a lush, green valley surrounded by high, colorful mountains.

    From Iruya, we hiked to the even more isolated village of San Isidro, which is only accessible by a walk of several hours.    もっと詳しく

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