ChileSo I was invited to a meeting toda y with a government group. I arrived late because the colectivo driver thought i said women's prison- anyway. I arrived to the correcta address- it was my old school!!! I got cake.
ChileI had the opportunity to visit another school and meet more PenPals. We have big plans for this upcoming year! Afterwards, I went to the market, which has tons of little stalls of restaurants tucked between butcher booths and of course has the best food. Despite the 'hawkers' pitching their eateries, I went to the Sudena on a recommendation. The little stalls are crowded and small with extremelyRead more
ChileSo today I got to meet some of our PenPals-the ones who sent us dulces. I brought videos and more letters for them. They were VERY excited. So...school works differently in Chile. The students stay together in the same room all day. The teachers change classes. The School of Santa Sara was just a high school. It was very interesting. There are 5 blocks (90 minutes each) and a 1 hour lunch break.Read more
Adventuras ChilenasOh..and there was a little earthquake today....the building swayed a little during the Russia presenation- but no one thought anything of it.
ChileSo went to the post office (el correo) and wow... Never complain about waiting. So when I lived here before I would wait in the velvet-rope line for 15-25 minutes (Once was no wait, once was 45 minutes). This time an hour and 43 minutes!! But, it is more customer-friendly. You take a number and go run errands. I took a number, walked to a airline agency, ordered a plane ticket, walked back throughRead more
P McGillSo... why is it so slow? Only 1 person working, or... all transactions are complicated... or???
ChileHere's a photo of our PenPals at their English Opens Doors competition. It's a debate- in English on the topic: Women working outside of the home has negatively impacted the family dynamic. Schools were assigned a position. 3 points from finals out of 100. Well done!
ChileHere's the view from the balcony. I'm on the 12th floor. The little mountains are called Cerros. The buildings are farther up on the Cerros than when I lived here before. Antofagasta has grown so much! Ha crecido mucho. I am also including photos of plata (the little green one is call a Luca- vale un mil pesos- about $1.70 today a little less after paying exchange fees). Here are enchufes and aRead more
ChileThis is a paper-good store... you can see all of the items behind the counter. You have to ask the staff to serve you. They add everything up, give you a ticket, you go to the little booth in the back to 'cancelar' your ticket and a third person packages everything for you. However, because Chile is pushing against plastic bags, the third person is becoming obsolete as people bring their own bags.Read more
ChileWhen driving in the Atacama desert, there are literal ghost towns of former mining operations. This one is Pampa Union, after visiting, I later received a book that had the story about a baby from this town. I'll share when I get back.
ChileDer Nachtbus nach San Pedro de Atacama war ganz ok, die Mitinsassen eigentlich auch. Ein kleiner Junge musste kotzen, sass aber im oberen Stock, somit ok für uns. Kriegt halt mal niemand sein Fett weg und dieser Footprint dient auch wieder in erster Linie der Dokumentation unserer Reiseroute. So trocken wie hier ist es übrigens nirgends sonst auf der Welt. Interessant, das Bier ist trotzdemRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Antofagasta
Yum!
The brown stuff is manjar (man-har) with nut-pieces.