tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868060159572032622024-02-21T01:25:48.041-08:00ChileMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-81462467965114790492010-02-28T14:31:00.000-08:002010-02-28T14:34:00.893-08:00EarthquakeFor those of you visiting after hearing of the earthquake yesterday in Chile, thank you so much for thinking of my Chilean family. I was so relieved to hear that they are all safe! The death toll in Chile is climbing, with last I read just over 700. The destruction is terrible in many places, but because of previous earthquakes, the building codes, thankfully, are quite strict, so many buildings did survive. My Chilean mother told me that their apartment held up very well. Thank you again for keeping them, and Chile in your prayers. <br /><br />http://www.latercera.com/<br /><br />This website is to a Chilean newspaper. I included it because it has a large slideshow, and a picture from the city I lived in, Valparaiso.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-35402060832315452822010-01-03T17:24:00.000-08:002010-01-03T17:25:18.791-08:00P.S.P.S. Thanks to Dad for his thoughtful captions on the last post! :)Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-74684529357545615682010-01-03T16:40:00.000-08:002010-01-03T17:24:12.039-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxETRIRkniV-gZkyJY9iZokP9rdrs_fTSyfCiJe6WEffAPJn51seAJpXlrr-FuxjIn-IsX2gUulTfvVjiNeOX2PYTiBxhqD299kQYJ5kHTJASpnTTJlT9LPQdZNb3yrJJ9I4S_9O9HhiY/s1600-h/IMG_3254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxETRIRkniV-gZkyJY9iZokP9rdrs_fTSyfCiJe6WEffAPJn51seAJpXlrr-FuxjIn-IsX2gUulTfvVjiNeOX2PYTiBxhqD299kQYJ5kHTJASpnTTJlT9LPQdZNb3yrJJ9I4S_9O9HhiY/s400/IMG_3254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683407161878194" border="0" /></a><br />Horse back riding at pictured rocks<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXDDN2I_YhX2eR6Nms-tH_M2IoOTrXvARtcRtlBK0QZBi67Tt84kwquXpfPHXKcD5Q3khcTnl3ahb1p_3TFrHucmEnShgLWQsRNaFRGQ-f75-VkOUm5uFIauDttXvc7GcE4DeCMmGxzA/s1600-h/last+of+chile+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsXDDN2I_YhX2eR6Nms-tH_M2IoOTrXvARtcRtlBK0QZBi67Tt84kwquXpfPHXKcD5Q3khcTnl3ahb1p_3TFrHucmEnShgLWQsRNaFRGQ-f75-VkOUm5uFIauDttXvc7GcE4DeCMmGxzA/s400/last+of+chile+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683403780286178" border="0" /></a>Ice flows on the Detroit River<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz_dXvj15V8DoRgLpDJsfsCp_k4_NqCPuC2BE9QSWmpgGhD5lIWsO7fKInPba4mCrwieFWPToZ7xveZxz9QhFUPGbcgDShlAz49ielS4fjsFHujo-LNmRcXb4OOv4dehyphenhyphen2sKr5TBeQ7s/s1600-h/last+of+chile+097.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz_dXvj15V8DoRgLpDJsfsCp_k4_NqCPuC2BE9QSWmpgGhD5lIWsO7fKInPba4mCrwieFWPToZ7xveZxz9QhFUPGbcgDShlAz49ielS4fjsFHujo-LNmRcXb4OOv4dehyphenhyphen2sKr5TBeQ7s/s400/last+of+chile+097.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683396216155458" border="0" /></a>Lake Huron is a little low this year.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NYz-60tMhk-lq_DpqQHaeXq8G815ghQx8PZcr7aQjqCLjjH6_DgL1FGPOQBxBnPZJHnf9pkRruPskAnvns6qPCH_DSSlujt_AA9qzcmQeeVE1UQNgBkz_ZAcOXOr4Cn6CKIFipvdvpM/s1600-h/last+of+chile+167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NYz-60tMhk-lq_DpqQHaeXq8G815ghQx8PZcr7aQjqCLjjH6_DgL1FGPOQBxBnPZJHnf9pkRruPskAnvns6qPCH_DSSlujt_AA9qzcmQeeVE1UQNgBkz_ZAcOXOr4Cn6CKIFipvdvpM/s400/last+of+chile+167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422683383715555954" border="0" /></a>New landscape for our front lawn<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTw592T1s9Q3nv0ghUb6kZigYzTUwom2YXyfnkU4r_JAwY7OC0yPg_O-tUucP6NX5BRc5nyXcDMSv09X9nUL6hjItmcUaI94XrcYCtFVZBdBXdPym7Qt0GXGYzauOKDU5YybBuMl1uVU/s1600-h/last+of+chile+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpTw592T1s9Q3nv0ghUb6kZigYzTUwom2YXyfnkU4r_JAwY7OC0yPg_O-tUucP6NX5BRc5nyXcDMSv09X9nUL6hjItmcUaI94XrcYCtFVZBdBXdPym7Qt0GXGYzauOKDU5YybBuMl1uVU/s400/last+of+chile+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679691438425250" border="0" /></a>Nothing better than an extralarge frozen sprite from 7-Eleven<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzJ5QVrx6JvzwZ5vlfyZK7A0hGJ8aEbAZNJ_0Btu_hSUMwazuhjC8CXcuMBfJrZMvFc5iyuyTpjCCh2r8vlJ7Sd3Ro4Y0kDnu_Cg60Zu6uqgJX2IKo0JShOccCeuguGaBqGKoQDN_ELQ/s1600-h/IMG_2927.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzJ5QVrx6JvzwZ5vlfyZK7A0hGJ8aEbAZNJ_0Btu_hSUMwazuhjC8CXcuMBfJrZMvFc5iyuyTpjCCh2r8vlJ7Sd3Ro4Y0kDnu_Cg60Zu6uqgJX2IKo0JShOccCeuguGaBqGKoQDN_ELQ/s400/IMG_2927.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679680646206466" border="0" /></a>Painting from my Grandma's house<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bD8jfzqhJ3ZjyLBXjh7pWm9Mojdm7uH4yh107FGaAUZSFzj0WnNlE8-a59tMK-i2PLccm1cpik8teY3aqdmVCqZkbugDQoLeo4X7zOCD05_iDsxcUNa6TRSGX-IZ3jCgSwISo5GM0q4/s1600-h/IMG_0886.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6bD8jfzqhJ3ZjyLBXjh7pWm9Mojdm7uH4yh107FGaAUZSFzj0WnNlE8-a59tMK-i2PLccm1cpik8teY3aqdmVCqZkbugDQoLeo4X7zOCD05_iDsxcUNa6TRSGX-IZ3jCgSwISo5GM0q4/s400/IMG_0886.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679675687953554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sisterhood of the traveling dance<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HyR4J8msZ5e6zBGfiUarG3UHDlGIk_9xj9c4KJYKgZL9PcHtnjL16qvAGaOWrt0xihaLXyJN7Plk5O2DXkc8Zmzy1aczrIFNDvYTo4vmjHDi2VzUhNQJ7NAqbTVMeCxaLOasTns5rO0/s1600-h/IMG_0862.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_HyR4J8msZ5e6zBGfiUarG3UHDlGIk_9xj9c4KJYKgZL9PcHtnjL16qvAGaOWrt0xihaLXyJN7Plk5O2DXkc8Zmzy1aczrIFNDvYTo4vmjHDi2VzUhNQJ7NAqbTVMeCxaLOasTns5rO0/s400/IMG_0862.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679674120078482" border="0" /></a>My Peeps<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7uYYED-OeNn9uMfpjdeG9XPK6xezDRjnkXf9NZE_1A0QPvyEAi1tf5J5TrCAa0OaRSDeCAY6J1dS9EbZrjZGa9buf4el8tI26EFiE3VRKJnKCaCAS3fXpnMaXO7a-5FpWZPN3BATNd0/s1600-h/last+of+chile+138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7uYYED-OeNn9uMfpjdeG9XPK6xezDRjnkXf9NZE_1A0QPvyEAi1tf5J5TrCAa0OaRSDeCAY6J1dS9EbZrjZGa9buf4el8tI26EFiE3VRKJnKCaCAS3fXpnMaXO7a-5FpWZPN3BATNd0/s400/last+of+chile+138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422679664328642034" border="0" /></a>Flying on the bow of the Titanic before it crashes into a MountainMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-4285463163229751612009-12-06T11:44:00.000-08:002009-12-06T11:52:54.177-08:00El Sur!Hey everyone! <br /><br />I only have a few minutes but I figured I should fill you all in. Grandma Marge, Mom, Dad, and Jamie all came to visit, which was just awesome. My favorite part was the dinner with my two families, we somehow managed to communicate. What a special time for me to share with the people I love.<br /><br />Now we are in Patagonia, and finished our trek through Torres del Paine yesterday. We spent four nights, five days in the park completing the W. It was one of the hardest physical and mental challenges, but so rewarding and incredible beautiful. The time spent with friends and in nature was irreplacable. Sunrise at the torres, glacier gray, camping out.....Pictures to come. Today we are relaxing and exploring Puerto Natales, and tommorrow trying to go to Argentina to el Calafate, depending on our various passport and Chilean ID situations work out. <br /><br />And I have to share with you all how thrilled I am= my knee was a champ! I am one lucky gal.<br /><br />Love you all!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-70369504082672397452009-11-17T14:09:00.000-08:002009-11-17T16:36:14.282-08:00Class time!So I've decided that I should take the opportunity to tell you all a bit more about the history and culture of Chile! I know it's long, but I took the time to write what I feel is important. Also, I apologize in advance for any errors. If you don't have to read it all, just skip to the last quote by Noam Chomsky.<br /><br />Chile was conquered by the Spaniards, most forcefully starting in 1540. Indigenous groups, most notably the Mapuche, made the conquest slow. In fact, the Mapuches never were fully conquered. Today, there are many Mapuche words in the Chilean vocabulary- how much does that say about the strength of their group?! (Remember the picture from my last update?) There is also still a lot of conflict between the Mapuche people and the Chilean government. <p>Fast foward: February 12, 1818, Chile was proclaimed an independent republic.<br /></p><p>The War of the Pacific, which pitted Chile against Peru and Bolivia, resulted in Chile expanding north, cutting off Bolivia's access to the ocean and gaining valuable natural resources... hence the tensions still lingering today.<br /></p><p>1891: Civil War, establishing a parliamentary style democracy.<br /></p><p>1970: Salvador Allende became president. His ideas of creating a Socialist Chile included nationalizing many industries, government administrated health care, a program of free milk for children, and the redistribution of land. His ideas were intended to improve the welfare of Chile's poorest. However, as the nationalization of US owned companies in industries such as copper mining as well as fear of communism (my opinion) led to some very dirty tricks. The Nixon administration worked to destabilize the government, by doing everything in their power to hurt the economy, funding opposition parties, and paying off the media to report complete lies. (fact: When bodies were found, such as one tied to a pole after being dumped in the ocean, it was claimed by the media as results of fighting within the opposition parties. Some Chileans still refuse to buy the newspaper Mercurio for accepting bribes from the U.S. and printing these types of lies.) For this along with many other factors, the economy went into crisis.</p><p>On September 11, 1973 a military coup lead by Augusto Pinochet overthrew Allende.<br /></p><p>Pinochet led as dictator until 1990. This period of time was marked by horrible human rights violations. An estimated 4,000 were killed, 30,000 forced into exile, and tens of thousands detained and tortured. It is hard to think of these numbers, I know. But for some perspective, my Chilean grandfather was tortured for a week in 1973, without his family (aka my Mama and Abuelita Chilena) knowing if he would return. Due to international pressure, Pinochet held a plebiscite and was voted out, by a slim margin of 56% to 44%. (There are still a shocking number of Chileans who are pro-Pinochet, one friend telling me that if some deaths were the cost of turning around the economy and creating social order, so be it. ) If you don't believe me that the U.S. played a significant role, read these. I think that this is so important because as U.S. citizens we are horribly uniformed about the reality of the international actions of our country. (And until we as the people are informed and organized I have reason to believe this pattern of imposing our values, reacting due to our fears, and protecting our economic interests without remorse of the consequences will continue.)</p><br /><ul><li><i>"I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its own people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean <span style="font-weight: bold;">voters to be left to decide for themselves</span>."</i> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Kissinger" title="Henry Kissinger">Henry Kissinger</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>"Not a nut or bolt shall reach Chile under Allende. Once Allende comes to power we shall do <span style="font-weight: bold;">all within our power to condemn Chile and all Chileans to utmost deprivation and poverty</span>."</i> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_M._Korry" title="Edward M. Korry">Edward M. Korry</a>, U.S. Ambassador to Chile, upon hearing of Allende's election.</li></ul> <ul><li><i>"Make the economy scream [in Chile to] prevent Allende from coming to power or to unseat him"</i> — Richard Nixon, <a href="http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/ch26-01.htm" class="external text" rel="nofollow">orders</a> to CIA director <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Helms" title="Richard Helms">Richard Helms</a> on September 15, 1970</li></ul> <ul><li><i>"It is firm and continuing policy that Allende be overthrown by a coup.... It is imperative that these actions be implemented clandestinely and securely so that the USG and American hand be well hidden..."</i> — <a href="http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB8/ch05-01.htm" class="external text" rel="nofollow">A communique</a> to the CIA base in Chile, issued on October 16, 1970</li></ul><ul><li><i>"We didn't do it. I mean we helped them. [Garbled] created the conditions as great as possible.</i> — Henry Kissinger conversing with President Nixon about the coup. <a href="http://www.gwu.edu/%7Ensarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB123/Box%2022,%20File%203,%20Telcon,%209-16-73%2011,50%20Mr.%20Kissinger-The%20Pres%202.pdf" class="external text" rel="nofollow">Telephone call from Kissinger to Nixon</a></li></ul> <ul><li><i>"So, let’s imagine how [the September 11th attacks] could have been worse for example. Suppose that on September 11, Al-Qaeda had bombed the White House and killed the President, instituted a murderous, brutal regime which killed maybe 50,000 to 100,000 people and tortured about 700,000, set up a major international terrorist center in Washington, which was overthrowing governments all over the world, and installing brutal vicious neo-Nazi dictatorships, assassinating people. Suppose he called in a bunch of economists, let’s call them the 'Kandahar Boys' to run the American economy, who within a couple of years had driven the economy into one of the worst collapses of its history. Suppose this had happened. That would have been worse than 9/11, right? But it did happen. And it happened on 9/11. That happened on September 11, 1973 in Chile. The only thing you have to change is this per capita equivalence, which is the right way to look at it. Well, did that change the world? Yeah, it did but not from our point of view, in fact, <span style="font-weight: bold;">who even knows about it</span>? Incidentally, just to finish, because we [the U.S.] were responsible for that one."</i> — <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noam_Chomsky" title="Noam Chomsky">Noam Chomsky</a>.</li></ul><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now you do!<br /><br /><br /></span>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-22591855137332444732009-11-13T22:57:00.000-08:002009-11-13T23:18:57.674-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMAKpE421_ZtjA4uD29kx9YZbUvKmCDcv7CXLXx_yX7_5r_O2tiFpS_AePPcv4_DPP6oIMaShDSe-iqks4OHq5aGmZUkhEqv0m30RKRpNRK9r5AZg2l_RPl_Mv4Rl6fB3SzAbfiSWiHk/s1600-h/13633_1238902463185_1547970608_31217569_58627_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWMAKpE421_ZtjA4uD29kx9YZbUvKmCDcv7CXLXx_yX7_5r_O2tiFpS_AePPcv4_DPP6oIMaShDSe-iqks4OHq5aGmZUkhEqv0m30RKRpNRK9r5AZg2l_RPl_Mv4Rl6fB3SzAbfiSWiHk/s400/13633_1238902463185_1547970608_31217569_58627_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403850908316312978" border="0" /></a><br />I climbed up a volcano! Ok, so a quarter of a volcano. There were two buses of students from my program, but when we got to the base, the weather was super crappy, so the 7 of us were the champs that still decided to go for it! That thing I'm holding is one of my crampons! It was a great experience: difficult but a great experience nonetheless. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi4v7Y1twfL-slstk3Zz5pDYl_vDBP3vtaWPGMGQ8matXMPQJwEIxNtPGQ3qvLBLFAzswGFscPT7xbWKlCHx66XwR70erCCc_IUjAHGuu4GjAbDbhDe9BN9SyBmPvIVhb1TMHGYsxRfU/s1600-h/13633_1238903383208_1547970608_31217580_1702720_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJi4v7Y1twfL-slstk3Zz5pDYl_vDBP3vtaWPGMGQ8matXMPQJwEIxNtPGQ3qvLBLFAzswGFscPT7xbWKlCHx66XwR70erCCc_IUjAHGuu4GjAbDbhDe9BN9SyBmPvIVhb1TMHGYsxRfU/s400/13633_1238903383208_1547970608_31217580_1702720_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403850906766399122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4iT0cIewCpmXsJHILj8yZ40p86DMFiOZtcltCJUOY3w6RcUd6PBGoDOhPDgkDGZslkYO36UHKTR6sBgIkg6CKBSMYqs5Yvv34A_63huKNTbolHYvn1emkybDKLLFE4A2luj57-5GwPM/s1600-h/13633_1238903863220_1547970608_31217586_8114524_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4iT0cIewCpmXsJHILj8yZ40p86DMFiOZtcltCJUOY3w6RcUd6PBGoDOhPDgkDGZslkYO36UHKTR6sBgIkg6CKBSMYqs5Yvv34A_63huKNTbolHYvn1emkybDKLLFE4A2luj57-5GwPM/s400/13633_1238903863220_1547970608_31217586_8114524_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403850899724206226" border="0" /></a><br />We went rafting!! So much fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcZMNrkDXqIBQMrizwrWnhnw0exdwDzVOJyX0row-slmCneka1LfcBGrrnwulEJ5Vxe0bcNectXafUaEad1REziiirpttrw6xgV58Onzmk4XISOigD6GdAWZLNZG9LkXoIvh20_WsEUk/s1600-h/12644_168815563806_555788806_3025798_4156033_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijcZMNrkDXqIBQMrizwrWnhnw0exdwDzVOJyX0row-slmCneka1LfcBGrrnwulEJ5Vxe0bcNectXafUaEad1REziiirpttrw6xgV58Onzmk4XISOigD6GdAWZLNZG9LkXoIvh20_WsEUk/s400/12644_168815563806_555788806_3025798_4156033_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403850896082891330" border="0" /></a><br />And meet a Mapuche woman. I plan on a history update ASAP, so I will explain more then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE9F-llifQcz2nSCEdKchUZUS_Nagy8HBvqzYCTZsi1etljzjMkwL5_YbZtI6rLAoC6lyxUeMUxnwrAYzb3gpRK687-Ayrxvztt6ruqqygj7htYrD4E_5_TLmmyYJn2mAgmjThXmu93Y/s1600-h/12643_1153539287947_1511610245_30445967_3670448_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaE9F-llifQcz2nSCEdKchUZUS_Nagy8HBvqzYCTZsi1etljzjMkwL5_YbZtI6rLAoC6lyxUeMUxnwrAYzb3gpRK687-Ayrxvztt6ruqqygj7htYrD4E_5_TLmmyYJn2mAgmjThXmu93Y/s400/12643_1153539287947_1511610245_30445967_3670448_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403850890646534370" border="0" /></a>... and saw the sites in Pucon, Chile, such as this beautiful waterfall, with beautiful friends!<br /><br />My mom, dad, Jamie, and Grandma Marge are coming in less than a week! :)Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-43505742136182391042009-10-26T08:03:00.000-07:002009-10-26T08:37:02.471-07:00Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRAAAKFbJEfajUwVq98WsKeIyebiZ0sqmlCrRUKqJ2lhM19LJcUcZPwMLjdjmDsNsNFlaUZUrM1aFijD6O6EHB1T9v0b8u0QWMlhibrrO6gSWcCc1bYdOsBka1BjJJYp1bUEPhLULOF0/s1600-h/8816_1133419584967_1511610245_30401206_7406405_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRAAAKFbJEfajUwVq98WsKeIyebiZ0sqmlCrRUKqJ2lhM19LJcUcZPwMLjdjmDsNsNFlaUZUrM1aFijD6O6EHB1T9v0b8u0QWMlhibrrO6gSWcCc1bYdOsBka1BjJJYp1bUEPhLULOF0/s400/8816_1133419584967_1511610245_30401206_7406405_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396930748403950930" border="0" /></a>At a beach in a nearby town. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBblkayCrLV6O0xSsZBUNIBQMlyW_Yag2pZVFH088xwQSQJEpGbUBjAy47ps1O0fD5V4zNJQLt7e912vY2EmtjnJZd9YLaOSYiCSFZrr1fZd2j2jT4Ehg8ctbc9nU0eTnJjC0Z17LTCEA/s1600-h/7829_143138583806_555788806_2797714_201932_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBblkayCrLV6O0xSsZBUNIBQMlyW_Yag2pZVFH088xwQSQJEpGbUBjAy47ps1O0fD5V4zNJQLt7e912vY2EmtjnJZd9YLaOSYiCSFZrr1fZd2j2jT4Ehg8ctbc9nU0eTnJjC0Z17LTCEA/s400/7829_143138583806_555788806_2797714_201932_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396930745427922690" border="0" /></a>Sand Sledding! No sandboarding for me, but this was still awesome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN50hjni8dIxmShbC9V7uDs6Q7z3tBEc56oe6qtGGEufGeFuKxXggkAjdjQUufdYKauOBsYzGycPsIQocPLCca7sE1nqJxHU19bUYGQyyDgdQ201oOExzVBvCSRRN4tS6BYY8sHPhGT3A/s1600-h/7035_567813387110_184905763_33396968_1595647_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN50hjni8dIxmShbC9V7uDs6Q7z3tBEc56oe6qtGGEufGeFuKxXggkAjdjQUufdYKauOBsYzGycPsIQocPLCca7sE1nqJxHU19bUYGQyyDgdQ201oOExzVBvCSRRN4tS6BYY8sHPhGT3A/s400/7035_567813387110_184905763_33396968_1595647_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396930742819526498" border="0" /></a>Horseback riding along the beach! What you don't know is how long my stubborn horse took took to get to the beach...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxPRWDiyCyM7KkOl0ff8PkWYx9BNl7uGupfrtvHAZB9k7WVX2Ou49COABAjN3ZJqBqZSqnR4-Dl2OWVd6hCVHff6NODJWEFomYRc-5xCnGwqR8QkAHKA1hDOCeLhSurCkAoZHwqTp5Dk/s1600-h/8528_1137373003800_1511610245_30409935_3805630_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxPRWDiyCyM7KkOl0ff8PkWYx9BNl7uGupfrtvHAZB9k7WVX2Ou49COABAjN3ZJqBqZSqnR4-Dl2OWVd6hCVHff6NODJWEFomYRc-5xCnGwqR8QkAHKA1hDOCeLhSurCkAoZHwqTp5Dk/s400/8528_1137373003800_1511610245_30409935_3805630_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396930740550880770" border="0" /></a>Oh yeah, I saw Daddy Yankee in concert! Hahahha. (Yes, I'm aware that this is not quality music.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyuh0yw1-99k0bWX1PVrGSv4Jhb1KJPBmHgkxCz9zC2gf1wjo4jzN2GU7MSgQfz2s-6Uw6FvCr9lN3_c-TTOBO6jtCAWB_UCPgfYBfzpG5GB9lX6SESyJKmR94Az1vCXM8nlqgQ4WcKc/s1600-h/8528_1137372363784_1511610245_30409920_7344722_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDyuh0yw1-99k0bWX1PVrGSv4Jhb1KJPBmHgkxCz9zC2gf1wjo4jzN2GU7MSgQfz2s-6Uw6FvCr9lN3_c-TTOBO6jtCAWB_UCPgfYBfzpG5GB9lX6SESyJKmR94Az1vCXM8nlqgQ4WcKc/s400/8528_1137372363784_1511610245_30409920_7344722_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396930736979465266" border="0" /></a>And I was pumped to be there!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcicBuTesuiqEwh4va5oqW87Ry0Ftm_pJCqVvcgJUfGX__8AXIdV8gNp3wf-JO-Qa_oF52a5Md3IyCQDF2pMISBIU09_KZ6Ln0iJZxPp8iIeCmB9yvxxRaVuIPuTl3I3D0CxnilEBQpQ/s1600-h/santiago+089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAcicBuTesuiqEwh4va5oqW87Ry0Ftm_pJCqVvcgJUfGX__8AXIdV8gNp3wf-JO-Qa_oF52a5Md3IyCQDF2pMISBIU09_KZ6Ln0iJZxPp8iIeCmB9yvxxRaVuIPuTl3I3D0CxnilEBQpQ/s400/santiago+089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396928530042307218" border="0" /></a>At cousin Tito's Birthday Party! Tito and the Gringos :) <br />(side note: gringo isn't derogatory here.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufUCr_WLfhSvd1ZzcMawUbmdhApmtcDvaVaVj0AqPSvRSalWWIzi5mnSzQ-srneabtSucGM2rkFsy-CVJJkHbrQgQkePENBcfWgDYK5nL1zovZyvFq-Hk0-b0EPKzqlBWj2JBxWL3mkk/s1600-h/9322_157744578850_690428850_2735710_1236325_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufUCr_WLfhSvd1ZzcMawUbmdhApmtcDvaVaVj0AqPSvRSalWWIzi5mnSzQ-srneabtSucGM2rkFsy-CVJJkHbrQgQkePENBcfWgDYK5nL1zovZyvFq-Hk0-b0EPKzqlBWj2JBxWL3mkk/s400/9322_157744578850_690428850_2735710_1236325_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396928521600934610" border="0" /></a>So after a long time of searching, my Mom found this magazine with photos of Tito's favorite model. He was so THRILLED! Thanks Mom for helping out this one!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmLBZ7MQ0SpRatl3JOPB2Mhy8Mn5jFCwsTJ2qQnscIhgm2hoWdZ4wDShvxEAuWoXKzkwdp8ZtqtZcDF8lVd-Ddsq0ex68pjaTeyMPNcOnydzJKm_kS1u_ZH_XBLFUluL9ZuPRBdiTY-Y/s1600-h/santiago+116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDmLBZ7MQ0SpRatl3JOPB2Mhy8Mn5jFCwsTJ2qQnscIhgm2hoWdZ4wDShvxEAuWoXKzkwdp8ZtqtZcDF8lVd-Ddsq0ex68pjaTeyMPNcOnydzJKm_kS1u_ZH_XBLFUluL9ZuPRBdiTY-Y/s400/santiago+116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396928516105084626" border="0" /></a>We had a special dance class last week, and our instructor (on the right) had a friend help out. They performed a bunch of dances, each with their own traditional outfits. The highlight though was after this dance (from East Island). It was my friend's birthday, so he got to dance with the pretty lady on the left!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvpLwHlppGRP7IRPrTU6zOelYlBC48cyyswuolFqdFnHYmeXCBLKO-CITTthkCzR-_BCaQWEROp4B3viSMr9HGZ0azeq9lieHrT3E_xIjoFJUXtZxtn_kfTmGaNP6N3CQQcau-fCNQt4/s1600-h/futballl+359.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvpLwHlppGRP7IRPrTU6zOelYlBC48cyyswuolFqdFnHYmeXCBLKO-CITTthkCzR-_BCaQWEROp4B3viSMr9HGZ0azeq9lieHrT3E_xIjoFJUXtZxtn_kfTmGaNP6N3CQQcau-fCNQt4/s400/futballl+359.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396928512547992466" border="0" /></a>This is where I went camping. And below is my tent!!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpM_Xn_I24cUtNFTkRiG9LfhgHGQS9JNYNiNnxpepZqMG9vu8dABGyHewi8_YAEb-eBbVehZnmmRKsDZD4dREOD-k0pD4U_1z4gycVoFY_lPjt3wrZRcjX0C2hPYiFHiRz_su_0juPYU/s1600-h/futballl+367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTpM_Xn_I24cUtNFTkRiG9LfhgHGQS9JNYNiNnxpepZqMG9vu8dABGyHewi8_YAEb-eBbVehZnmmRKsDZD4dREOD-k0pD4U_1z4gycVoFY_lPjt3wrZRcjX0C2hPYiFHiRz_su_0juPYU/s400/futballl+367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396928509000027602" border="0" /></a>Can you tell I love it?Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-20962306480513319562009-10-24T20:38:00.000-07:002009-10-25T09:44:38.941-07:00Por Fin...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEsH0iStZjGZoQJxSA_CwhlKN4PCIduJOdfuKSCWfby8CTsLg2PecjfL1DhvzOavl9As9qp5IQa4B7tPp3XVZ7MGaRqjjvDn-dQ30jAw9A_82VHDtbdjSAdk2t6MEZmFnYdVsy4iIgbQ/s1600-h/campana3+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEsH0iStZjGZoQJxSA_CwhlKN4PCIduJOdfuKSCWfby8CTsLg2PecjfL1DhvzOavl9As9qp5IQa4B7tPp3XVZ7MGaRqjjvDn-dQ30jAw9A_82VHDtbdjSAdk2t6MEZmFnYdVsy4iIgbQ/s400/campana3+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396573774845223906" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczpHtcSXjQZubSCS5eLiM6oFWu6hcUSLcr3Xf0_ixbI3-c8WvJJEXC5kxuN03Ml_IV68LM9Z440AjNJFdK67KI6KsH91OPXN4gDRUd4Tt9HfDBvO96vrng8U2gHM-2JoC2sC0oUOueCw/s1600-h/campana3+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjczpHtcSXjQZubSCS5eLiM6oFWu6hcUSLcr3Xf0_ixbI3-c8WvJJEXC5kxuN03Ml_IV68LM9Z440AjNJFdK67KI6KsH91OPXN4gDRUd4Tt9HfDBvO96vrng8U2gHM-2JoC2sC0oUOueCw/s400/campana3+007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396573769609132210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2rgvUm1EKBnJLtsY9LmZrbx7Q_XT4IXTN3taK8DuXaFQrjaFrvtlyozT44faDvQV4njePn7xle8FNGHipoHvGwfXXw8pN_b0Z7twTyuCSLgBYAW2p6pLQHEPxmJUI8Bt0PGMyBNHFOQ/s1600-h/campana3+020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL2rgvUm1EKBnJLtsY9LmZrbx7Q_XT4IXTN3taK8DuXaFQrjaFrvtlyozT44faDvQV4njePn7xle8FNGHipoHvGwfXXw8pN_b0Z7twTyuCSLgBYAW2p6pLQHEPxmJUI8Bt0PGMyBNHFOQ/s400/campana3+020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396573767471916178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqesWyRc1SF6f4hG5YQAlAv5Iy09JXsj9tYErIJA29QLEmZ-fkMd_1EK5mKQtYict9Speh_A6Hp8T11ZLH9TEPjP0QagkHEgCbpaGENfglXDmmCUYrypcxpe4W4LSE-qtIvsUeZKhRHmU/s1600-h/campana3+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqesWyRc1SF6f4hG5YQAlAv5Iy09JXsj9tYErIJA29QLEmZ-fkMd_1EK5mKQtYict9Speh_A6Hp8T11ZLH9TEPjP0QagkHEgCbpaGENfglXDmmCUYrypcxpe4W4LSE-qtIvsUeZKhRHmU/s400/campana3+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396573763806506034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3SfG-7ApbVRgeXCGkJdQQDpzNEOgOQjig-3ZFmxW1033C8FvmAHwzI8xVTdeb68UFEas0XEqVSjTa3nRHFzNj-gMzCsDZVi6wE6HbFcWpGapJGd8XS5dwa61cjXut3A8gyw_BdHQ6aU/s1600-h/campana3+035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3SfG-7ApbVRgeXCGkJdQQDpzNEOgOQjig-3ZFmxW1033C8FvmAHwzI8xVTdeb68UFEas0XEqVSjTa3nRHFzNj-gMzCsDZVi6wE6HbFcWpGapJGd8XS5dwa61cjXut3A8gyw_BdHQ6aU/s400/campana3+035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396573756846912818" border="0" /></a><br />Hi everybody! Hope you are all doing well.<br /><br />I get really overwhelmed with bloging and/or journaling if I try to "catch up" on everything I've done. Instead, I'm just going to write about today, and if I don't fall asleep maybe some more!<br /><br />Today I woke up early to meet my friend Andrew at 7 to catch a bus to a nearby town. (Off topic: there was a street lamp down, and I found it funny and that although the street was blocked off, I was able to walk right on by. There was no one nearby, the wires weren't covered, nothing! Here, the attitude is more like, "If you're dumb enough to touch it..." versus the thought in the U.S., more like, "They could sue me..." I also realize I'm stereotyping, but I thought I would share my thoughts!) Anyways, three hours, a nap in a micro, and an encounter with a driver we couldn't understand later, we made it to La Campana. It is a nearby mountain (but to the locals it's a hill!). We climbed all 1.920 meters above sea level- around 7 k. It took 3 hours, 20 minutes to summit, but about 4 to get back down! The going was harder work on the muscles, but going down was by far more dangerous, and I took a good spill. (update in the morning) The good news is that I'm hardly sore and the knee is good, too!<br /><br />The video in the last update is from the soccer match- I made national TV! You are all proud, right? I think it is when they asked me who was going to win, to which I said, "Chile, obviously." And in Spanish, obviously!<br /><br />Last weekend was my host cousin Tito's birthday party, so I got to meet his friends. It was a great time, and I had some conversations beyond the where-are-you-from-how-do-you-like-Chile talks! This Thursday Tito even went out with me and a group of friends from my program and our language-exchange group. (I can dance basic salsa now!)<br /><br />In my time here, my self-evaluation of my Spanish is a yo-yo. When I can have a conversation- up. When i can't understand someone- down. I suppose in general it's emotional to be here. I miss my loved ones, but I can't think about leaving Chile. I feel as though my Spanish is finally at a level where I can have more meaningful interactions and relationships, so I'm trying to focus on making the most of my time left here. As Tito reminded me, it's never too late! Sometimes I am really frustrated with myself, like when I can't remember a vocab word that I know I've studied. However, when I think of my first weeks here, I know I have learned so much. (As Tia Ana will be happy to tell you, I didn't understand <span style="font-style: italic;">anything!</span>)<br /><br />Thursday I'm going to Buenos Aires!<br /><br />Love you all!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-9505507197409423562009-10-23T18:53:00.000-07:002009-10-23T19:52:58.269-07:00Two Seconds of Fame<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxx2hU6datCBFsam1vW7AtGMcia6lBq5rIEQFD8OfYVntCHnT3d0UWk76DCp1OPtfGJWPJjC9ercffeZ0i5uw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-7869575823808306622009-10-15T20:01:00.000-07:002009-10-15T20:07:15.526-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuLYv8Q7zvyv7afX2znVFt8W2xOIsIIviClqRue6SfWVG1RiONAfXujYBDDaMUXkbYHsJtxWh8oKxnFw6MWD-i-iVV_-U1nUZ93wkEJPtTwNqHUEHe5Gde9P7ha22WwBr94zQsGyVeig/s1600-h/futballl+438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibuLYv8Q7zvyv7afX2znVFt8W2xOIsIIviClqRue6SfWVG1RiONAfXujYBDDaMUXkbYHsJtxWh8oKxnFw6MWD-i-iVV_-U1nUZ93wkEJPtTwNqHUEHe5Gde9P7ha22WwBr94zQsGyVeig/s400/futballl+438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393028196805788578" border="0" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-41955384694672324502009-10-08T15:19:00.001-07:002009-10-08T17:42:26.163-07:00I know, I know...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqomggyls2wO_WIQgGRIxLnF_fqHf5Dt0kgk4geg8JyGVQE9qNBnC-uVOyPrA3N3c2I0ckkpa0OqwPBcsxzRtOCywDhKLj3GAUPhyphenhyphenHbIldUFpDwhFwUCDwbUlQewtk2Stmbphxn5ALLk/s1600-h/174.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqomggyls2wO_WIQgGRIxLnF_fqHf5Dt0kgk4geg8JyGVQE9qNBnC-uVOyPrA3N3c2I0ckkpa0OqwPBcsxzRtOCywDhKLj3GAUPhyphenhyphenHbIldUFpDwhFwUCDwbUlQewtk2Stmbphxn5ALLk/s400/174.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390392068221920722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I haven't been updating! However, I will now:<br /><br />So, two weeks ago I went to the Atacama Desert. It was one of the most amazing trips of my life! The highlights:<br /><br />Renting bikes for the day in the Valle de la luna. We were alone practically all day, riding in the desert. Watched the sunset, and rode back by the moonlight. Simply amazing.<br /><br />The hostel owner took us to a "secret thermal." There are tours to another one, but there are alot of people and it's expensive. So we just trusted this guy, and we ended up in the middle of nowhere at a gorgeous thermal. Again, we stayed to watch the sunset.<br /><br />To summarize that week, I don't think I've ever felt so complete and at peace, and grateful as I did so many times there.<br /><br />Fastforward:<br /><br />Tomorrow night I'm camping on a nearby beach. Sunday we are going to the Daddy Yankee concert in Vina!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D5WVq550LQr6C0H9N9X4qaI7qRusX0yFix-p090oxJeHi1bs0TFFtWkK08hSqfBAJQiT3Y5oWcTQ57zFtb_AJ_VJKmJGCrS4vbnTOEkHtRfFdRY40p54iU9EJFjV9LJEStNKbX66LT4/s1600-h/293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-D5WVq550LQr6C0H9N9X4qaI7qRusX0yFix-p090oxJeHi1bs0TFFtWkK08hSqfBAJQiT3Y5oWcTQ57zFtb_AJ_VJKmJGCrS4vbnTOEkHtRfFdRY40p54iU9EJFjV9LJEStNKbX66LT4/s400/293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390392057703525026" border="0" /></a><br />This is from the festival of a thousand drums. The parade ended right by my house, and as you can see it was very energetic and colorful. As my mama chilean would say, it's because Valparaiso is such a passionate city.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGI6gfzyJQxBa2y4WY90e8jlZbNrr1FN7OL-8ZJ24h5usrmYDrJe5qtKGuX4jejIXnQ5M7ZtYoyFBp6GE2V4Ub6O0f46ycdvLjjVbsI-7J7KKphmoBPijPXz7a9w0P5fdpvTUVxIqtub0/s1600-h/288.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGI6gfzyJQxBa2y4WY90e8jlZbNrr1FN7OL-8ZJ24h5usrmYDrJe5qtKGuX4jejIXnQ5M7ZtYoyFBp6GE2V4Ub6O0f46ycdvLjjVbsI-7J7KKphmoBPijPXz7a9w0P5fdpvTUVxIqtub0/s400/288.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390392055367130994" border="0" /></a>This is us getting ready for our 5 hours of sleep in the Santiago airport after our trip! We're champs.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JPWkxQ2jje_ffwxUurr-zzoDy6f7-ZBrPQ9jJG8Qowq5c96NEl4imP21hMfoDZnioz45mstrRcUhQM7VhWB4gNVQl9NxRoSq837buXl-TrkPb8UktrXoo9g8h89lrsKCV0k7AUK6RU0/s1600-h/232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JPWkxQ2jje_ffwxUurr-zzoDy6f7-ZBrPQ9jJG8Qowq5c96NEl4imP21hMfoDZnioz45mstrRcUhQM7VhWB4gNVQl9NxRoSq837buXl-TrkPb8UktrXoo9g8h89lrsKCV0k7AUK6RU0/s400/232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390392044441217122" border="0" /></a><br />No words for this! (Ok, so it is a salt lake. On the other side were flamingos!!)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkpbPwUw7mjnty7ci5jQgxLc4LdV4-vnUJ-Hi_P0430S8cf2n8ITNLjLrhXisADPS1PPZTF_jBd0RiSLday7gU5umAADmhubCnAY3FBDsIn4vU7qVaePzCiHVthdKM13EVN06qDC0a9Q/s1600-h/157.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPkpbPwUw7mjnty7ci5jQgxLc4LdV4-vnUJ-Hi_P0430S8cf2n8ITNLjLrhXisADPS1PPZTF_jBd0RiSLday7gU5umAADmhubCnAY3FBDsIn4vU7qVaePzCiHVthdKM13EVN06qDC0a9Q/s400/157.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390392036600830450" border="0" /></a><br />What a ride!! (And who's proud of this ACL?! I'm sooo grateful that I am getting to experience Chile so fully, and I hope I always remember how lucky I am! )<br /><br /><br />Please watch the video! It's a short one.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxNs8J81_0EvLC0-21KR6XKiQKrrrivqSyI1DBlrtMEMwHgFD-E0x1rmQJuyD9RLSflF_aAjjClF1GgGaj8UQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-81470197385162673472009-09-19T16:57:00.000-07:002009-09-19T17:09:57.873-07:00Fun Week!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIx0cjrNsLV9Vj2NzIxQ8tBBnILOLC8dnlbGL0xWGF5KNN2khM9OjRFENlaZIrdZOV13hlAC3tLZlcuRuWGT3LUgtb9ppg-B6hKfXwuA7kAfMkeBxtpp4FW3fHmkpbImx2fjNvkMXFC8/s1600-h/La+Serena+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIx0cjrNsLV9Vj2NzIxQ8tBBnILOLC8dnlbGL0xWGF5KNN2khM9OjRFENlaZIrdZOV13hlAC3tLZlcuRuWGT3LUgtb9ppg-B6hKfXwuA7kAfMkeBxtpp4FW3fHmkpbImx2fjNvkMXFC8/s400/La+Serena+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383334989576236466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR47pl9VegqCpduqspzOTJS5P9p_XJ2iiElundBYJVessGyfWbtO-UStmB3TCXSOV_fpYCe6nXGMjnPIdc7FP2Qpzbr90Lw_yKPZDZb8F9dRHlftG_HmKY1Mvhi5ZX5WdxKY7_5t0E1Kc/s1600-h/La+Serena+185.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR47pl9VegqCpduqspzOTJS5P9p_XJ2iiElundBYJVessGyfWbtO-UStmB3TCXSOV_fpYCe6nXGMjnPIdc7FP2Qpzbr90Lw_yKPZDZb8F9dRHlftG_HmKY1Mvhi5ZX5WdxKY7_5t0E1Kc/s400/La+Serena+185.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383334979398109442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UUZxSMRv2VGV-B06vSBDm2MuXzAbToc5j6vhi0p4kplySMkhBfRPTDTMabqwev-sqEXvE2MxwAyON8bMW0d0Hc47CXdo3aOy5SXHOEBQkNnK8gq6aLntrrdn7_gKpc4EOas063hEKME/s1600-h/La+Serena+124.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UUZxSMRv2VGV-B06vSBDm2MuXzAbToc5j6vhi0p4kplySMkhBfRPTDTMabqwev-sqEXvE2MxwAyON8bMW0d0Hc47CXdo3aOy5SXHOEBQkNnK8gq6aLntrrdn7_gKpc4EOas063hEKME/s400/La+Serena+124.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383334972998211234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKzjwuyXPo44to4X24xdUdAgJqiOIlZYZqIenfIHdENEr48WwpzuukaPue6EOZq3L-qY0AybdONgWFYbrcXK9ZibyrclHZrjTEHgTrOfO19PyKXJ_snAJlzU9B4swCblQGhaxXdMKeIc/s1600-h/8816_1125096456894_1511610245_30382499_16250_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkKzjwuyXPo44to4X24xdUdAgJqiOIlZYZqIenfIHdENEr48WwpzuukaPue6EOZq3L-qY0AybdONgWFYbrcXK9ZibyrclHZrjTEHgTrOfO19PyKXJ_snAJlzU9B4swCblQGhaxXdMKeIc/s400/8816_1125096456894_1511610245_30382499_16250_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383334964551305218" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_lr3GIBwQwEc8TIFFJerHwzaUdnIYYtw93JktF0vHdBPoH_cGma_lP7GnhSwE4fgFbMOv86dl8ioCsWTs5Lxdkp7mG6qruLcZC99TMJz9bPelcnJYX3DRbeLE0BAfIevGIBx3nlcrqM/s1600-h/8816_1125099936981_1511610245_30382538_1435727_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_lr3GIBwQwEc8TIFFJerHwzaUdnIYYtw93JktF0vHdBPoH_cGma_lP7GnhSwE4fgFbMOv86dl8ioCsWTs5Lxdkp7mG6qruLcZC99TMJz9bPelcnJYX3DRbeLE0BAfIevGIBx3nlcrqM/s400/8816_1125099936981_1511610245_30382538_1435727_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383334955816691266" border="0" /></a><br />Hey everyone! This week has been great and full of fun times. Saturday we had an excursion with ISA, and then I left for La Serena with some friends! We got back in time to celebrate Independence Day in Valpo. Next weekend is my trip to the dessert north. Due to the number of activities and the amount of projects due (as it's the end of the month), I will have to postpone a longer update!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-5007319389350751112009-09-10T07:03:00.000-07:002009-09-10T07:04:53.008-07:00emailI've heard that it's hard to comment, so here's my email!<br /><br />meganboe@gmail.comMeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-78660983735527137612009-09-06T20:19:00.000-07:002009-09-06T20:44:13.439-07:00Sunday night updateDecided to share some thoughts!<br /><br />The fruit here is really good! There aren't berries very often, or at least that I've seen. However, the oranges, bananas, and kiwis are great! They also chirimoyas and pepinos. (The literal translation of pepino is cucumber, which they also have. However, additionally there are pepino fruits. Think watermelon meets peach and banana. I can't explain, that's all I've got! I have a feeling that they are probably one of those exotic and expensive fruits that Randazzo's has.) Anyways, mmmm! So a quick run down of my average meals:<br />Breakfast- cereal with yogurt or milk, and banana. Tea/coffee depending on my caffeine needs, a bit of pan, juice... (explanation: my friends and I have discussed this multiple times. We just can't call it <span style="font-style: italic;">bread</span>. It's <span style="font-weight: bold;">pan</span>. Bread is sliced, for sandwiches, and is lame. Pan is a more of unit of bread. Not to be confused with a biscuit, however. Because, again, it's <span style="font-weight: bold;">pan.</span> And pan is verrrryyy important here.)<br /><br />Lunch is the primary meal, and varies greatly. When one is home for lunch, it is a process. You take out the place mats, the butter, marmalade, manjar, pan, napkins, juice, sugar, salt. You set the table. One thing that is fun about other cultures is how every culture is particular about different things in different ways. For example, in my house it is not important to cover the marmalade or leftovers. However, nothing ever just touches the table: it is always on top of a place mat. Not good, not bad, just different! It also strikes me how habitual we all are. <br /><br />Here there is a difference between "once" and "cena." One is dinner and the other is a light dinner. The staple? <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pan.</span> Duh. Tea, coffee, maybe some leftovers, butter, maybe cheese, manjar, pate, sometimes a little sandwich of mayonnaise, tomato, and lettuce on bread. At one of my friend's house, it is bread topped with scrambled eggs and a side of fruit. So it varies, but not with <span style="font-weight: bold;">pan</span>!<br /><br />One of my friends here doesn't like mayonnaise, tomato, or avocado. Three things- that's it. In the U.S. it isn't ever a big deal. In Chile? Oh man! That's basically the food of Chile. As Kaeli's dad says, "Gringaaaa!" (Here this isn't a negative word. It's just easier than saying "extranjero".) Oh Rande.<br /><br />But I digress... <br /><br />Next week, the 18th is Independence Day! I'm really excited. Time to practice those traditional dances I've learned in class! Icing on the cake is that I don't have classes that week. So off to La Serena for a few days :)<br /><br />The last weekend in September I'm also going to the Atacama Dessert. If you get a second, google some pictures- it's beautiful! I have lots to look forward to coming up here.<br /><br />What did I do this weekend, you ask? Well, not a ton. Drumroll for the not-so-exciting-news. The end of the month means lots of things are due! Poetry essay and presentation, Communication project, Grammar exam... ick! In order to travel next weekend, I've had to be a bit lame this weekend. It's going to be totally worth it, though! <br /><br />Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!!! :)Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-55187817611546828342009-08-30T19:35:00.001-07:002009-08-30T19:51:27.263-07:00Great Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KpwtaN2229uFE8EKoi2rY73IeFW0NbrdrCcxY5ckraI3fIhn9Jcyq1V42lmUOtbNB7EvdaxEokuP9Xk8rbPlASuHp5REEs7Q94XWUSQTyYlq9MhTN520u_u0FRvUSI4PflWoyBZMNXg/s1600-h/5614_1114003939588_1511610245_30355004_3411962_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KpwtaN2229uFE8EKoi2rY73IeFW0NbrdrCcxY5ckraI3fIhn9Jcyq1V42lmUOtbNB7EvdaxEokuP9Xk8rbPlASuHp5REEs7Q94XWUSQTyYlq9MhTN520u_u0FRvUSI4PflWoyBZMNXg/s400/5614_1114003939588_1511610245_30355004_3411962_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375955081286228674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHN2ssaG3JEBS7YCMFZaeubJNT8s2yRkcnjYGb9AcgGt-PuWfMOqQ2jy68CnxvV05ouTTYMkauwsDyeE1J-uXG4qUbcbldWZYYEo5N9NI6UWsZ30ro_EBscX9xvJr3fOSX8HoWepxG9Vk/s1600-h/5614_1114004539603_1511610245_30355019_178941_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHN2ssaG3JEBS7YCMFZaeubJNT8s2yRkcnjYGb9AcgGt-PuWfMOqQ2jy68CnxvV05ouTTYMkauwsDyeE1J-uXG4qUbcbldWZYYEo5N9NI6UWsZ30ro_EBscX9xvJr3fOSX8HoWepxG9Vk/s400/5614_1114004539603_1511610245_30355019_178941_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375954437027698370" border="0" /></a><br />a<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT9nJ1vpLbUnQFfeFtWqsOTNqRqsPJ6lKPUEK5HkkysnJuU-vKjeRuo7XIjZe778Z5ytAP-TY7LWgfqGQMrI4x7brjjgo28fRyWEzwAB-i8XWwYi9Ir0bRoEdsg8d26ec0rxl2CdZTzE/s1600-h/nose,+zoo+058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT9nJ1vpLbUnQFfeFtWqsOTNqRqsPJ6lKPUEK5HkkysnJuU-vKjeRuo7XIjZe778Z5ytAP-TY7LWgfqGQMrI4x7brjjgo28fRyWEzwAB-i8XWwYi9Ir0bRoEdsg8d26ec0rxl2CdZTzE/s400/nose,+zoo+058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375954429820469970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkNhDFFHMMW_bsdCqRLO1X8ff3Q5K84PxjgzIC5HAhwyGdYr3dUIssbH5x4MPKhcAzUkGYe1hHy_vCN3PRrRkAgVthKXjypAYjSE-ArPMyb03iukmqozz338eY0TTq4dY_8jrqHgCwUE/s1600-h/nose,+zoo+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifkNhDFFHMMW_bsdCqRLO1X8ff3Q5K84PxjgzIC5HAhwyGdYr3dUIssbH5x4MPKhcAzUkGYe1hHy_vCN3PRrRkAgVthKXjypAYjSE-ArPMyb03iukmqozz338eY0TTq4dY_8jrqHgCwUE/s400/nose,+zoo+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375954416790458754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX0DRTI2utJrRgsxuaRHCxsjr2eVVedbkefqYuT2dW02hMAqi5eIoWYf8RC4YPQlx_L4NLttp0JnNrqebWjE47xYoijuE_Fn9BDCH9PoP5KjwT7i6k0zvMgahBLs-1cSsE4ZDNrYdItU/s1600-h/5614_1114004499602_1511610245_30355018_313893_n.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVX0DRTI2utJrRgsxuaRHCxsjr2eVVedbkefqYuT2dW02hMAqi5eIoWYf8RC4YPQlx_L4NLttp0JnNrqebWjE47xYoijuE_Fn9BDCH9PoP5KjwT7i6k0zvMgahBLs-1cSsE4ZDNrYdItU/s400/5614_1114004499602_1511610245_30355018_313893_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375954409233105266" border="0" /></a><br />m<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA6zVZH2l2vzkXzJ0DAOEkbqhugpehszr6L5ANO1zOfAA_B_ThY1yn2BgCi7t4rbihESoDsmqQGBjFuwX0jVaaQBDeuIOwx4dsNWAoQl5OtQupZ9Kt9-YHJ1kpbvTs8x8nZ8I1OAIrWk/s1600-h/nose,+zoo+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOA6zVZH2l2vzkXzJ0DAOEkbqhugpehszr6L5ANO1zOfAA_B_ThY1yn2BgCi7t4rbihESoDsmqQGBjFuwX0jVaaQBDeuIOwx4dsNWAoQl5OtQupZ9Kt9-YHJ1kpbvTs8x8nZ8I1OAIrWk/s400/nose,+zoo+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375954403540631138" border="0" /></a><br />I am really tired, so this is going to be a quick update! Friday three of us went to La Campana again, but this time we hiked a more leisurely path and had a picnic. I forgot my camera, so when my friends post pictures I will steal them and post them here! It was beautiful, and a perfect day. The highlight was the tarantula that Kaeli almost stepped on. It was huge, you will all be properly grossed out by the photos later! Friday night I went to a friend's house for her host sister's birthday party. It was a great time- both fun and great for practicing my Spanish with new people. I also learned some new salsa moves from some of the parents! (It is totally normal here for someone my age to have their birthday party at home with both family and friends. In fact, I got scolded by a grandma-that-could-get-down for not shaking my hips enough!) Saturday I went with a different friend and one of her host sisters to a protest against damns in Patagonia. Afterward, I got my nose pierced! Now, before anyone gets too upset please remember that this is NOT permanent! And I love it! Saturday night I we went out to eat, so the picture with the HUGE hot dog is a completo. I don't know if I explained already, but it a toasted bun, hot dot, diced tomatoes, avocado, mayonnaise, mustard, and ketchup. Awesome, huh? Today I went to the zoo with Mama, Macarena and her BF Martin. Well, I need to get some sleep. Love you all!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-23352742359780249952009-08-20T20:10:00.000-07:002009-08-20T20:20:51.798-07:00Views<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JJrN364xXsyL1ONobM30m6D0BEI2-ugdL4ssdyLDY49KClg-cOrv6tBL9zTroSWRuauIrYQpFfnM8C1KpTxVNCga1Vpw8WGarV0SO1XbuRV0_pNS8MG6jGSIcVJzLkOsVU3oudDlNpc/s1600-h/classandwalk+010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JJrN364xXsyL1ONobM30m6D0BEI2-ugdL4ssdyLDY49KClg-cOrv6tBL9zTroSWRuauIrYQpFfnM8C1KpTxVNCga1Vpw8WGarV0SO1XbuRV0_pNS8MG6jGSIcVJzLkOsVU3oudDlNpc/s320/classandwalk+010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372251522437334882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFkcZ8GDwO3rob7xxeg0cjmxeBIrYmwAf3Djqidch9ouQ3EZw_t4a2ty81g6tAvw3tZqC4-iWwQgn3Llu4n9XASXwP5VIIVJDKH-bZVltkw0fzrkBT7wVuTP64th_ono2tzDMqJhyrq4/s1600-h/classandwalk+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdFkcZ8GDwO3rob7xxeg0cjmxeBIrYmwAf3Djqidch9ouQ3EZw_t4a2ty81g6tAvw3tZqC4-iWwQgn3Llu4n9XASXwP5VIIVJDKH-bZVltkw0fzrkBT7wVuTP64th_ono2tzDMqJhyrq4/s320/classandwalk+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372251513687276418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RuuOupBswU3AG6CFNnknJk9ikr8H2w740ZTE4my_tNWETtU32W-cvt_l_4ZpHDCZHHpkJBbuFn1-AXo8zF1rLNPI-rIQfzZgkkb0d7rMXdN6i5TYRS9F1uL8ydFPVMQNJsjH9cUp2cA/s1600-h/classandwalk+008.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RuuOupBswU3AG6CFNnknJk9ikr8H2w740ZTE4my_tNWETtU32W-cvt_l_4ZpHDCZHHpkJBbuFn1-AXo8zF1rLNPI-rIQfzZgkkb0d7rMXdN6i5TYRS9F1uL8ydFPVMQNJsjH9cUp2cA/s320/classandwalk+008.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372251500786129938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn0yfVNzQG1NIU4W5mP0qJVWdKXStmV43S39u2PpzzDLpBhpYHz0sDFpzFufmQY_y5eULA_MPmdrI9XUs3ZzWsf7QK8U830xC-0dOH1p-WxPwKdUZqxtD5VRncpU3ySosX1YP2byshzE/s1600-h/classandwalk+006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBn0yfVNzQG1NIU4W5mP0qJVWdKXStmV43S39u2PpzzDLpBhpYHz0sDFpzFufmQY_y5eULA_MPmdrI9XUs3ZzWsf7QK8U830xC-0dOH1p-WxPwKdUZqxtD5VRncpU3ySosX1YP2byshzE/s320/classandwalk+006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372251490065450418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRShr46yt0f4yCyPjOS_yl2Ldrr3QcEde23HBFSidltkMQk6_2tyEbyztb6DMC9TJ-HF_zSIGHvkg_njfXXdCGjUn5OTTesVERqLdcnSmvVroE2EIxHxoBie2Tg6cMKq5m6eq4Pd2X3V0/s1600-h/classandwalk+004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRShr46yt0f4yCyPjOS_yl2Ldrr3QcEde23HBFSidltkMQk6_2tyEbyztb6DMC9TJ-HF_zSIGHvkg_njfXXdCGjUn5OTTesVERqLdcnSmvVroE2EIxHxoBie2Tg6cMKq5m6eq4Pd2X3V0/s320/classandwalk+004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372251482109298850" border="0" /></a><br />Views from my class, and on the way home! (and number 1 is my apartment!)Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-21863526461831936582009-08-16T12:58:00.001-07:002009-08-16T12:58:35.076-07:00Amen!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXSots5MGeHoq9HCdJ_8MQ0VPkiNZbThMU7VNJJ85iarX-JiuEIkptNRG4JLBQVtNAYsmpkXao62EtI4dZDgQGAwZ0BQL1UpO99qFNuM5tqRHGQXdyW4o15dUl-YifxYoxbr3q1J2yWY/s1600-h/card2214-378x231.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkXSots5MGeHoq9HCdJ_8MQ0VPkiNZbThMU7VNJJ85iarX-JiuEIkptNRG4JLBQVtNAYsmpkXao62EtI4dZDgQGAwZ0BQL1UpO99qFNuM5tqRHGQXdyW4o15dUl-YifxYoxbr3q1J2yWY/s320/card2214-378x231.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370653457796084306" border="0" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-3486488039702495492009-08-16T10:11:00.000-07:002009-08-16T11:07:47.879-07:00Birthday Chilean Style<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrRr48HURRAroyQ4UhSLHIl-AuTqiT9MaH-Oo9iHxwVRhefn1rFEb6__H1FS0RLV4ljGlmBqZVgMgTHCVn1Ai4qqQOuvOUReeS7ezT3WQFPZi-DvzbvGRfiaZTR7Z-kcA1sMCgTw78vM/s1600-h/20th+BDay+083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrRr48HURRAroyQ4UhSLHIl-AuTqiT9MaH-Oo9iHxwVRhefn1rFEb6__H1FS0RLV4ljGlmBqZVgMgTHCVn1Ai4qqQOuvOUReeS7ezT3WQFPZi-DvzbvGRfiaZTR7Z-kcA1sMCgTw78vM/s320/20th+BDay+083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370617662385074290" border="0" /></a>My host family bought me really sweet gifts (no pun intended!!) and Mama made me a scarf!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKa_J46nVx3Gkc0vlPsaAMjJUChbp67VcUrdkGPeTwCIL_KKyaQMQFxJhs3_nsQyhdnkQ_IvHipyYS1hPIfmaJnZWPoUJpRPNBtQGA23Fo7W3ck2ksZRfhjz8Gusdd-lFCFAiB9T3IP4/s1600-h/20th+BDay+069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtKa_J46nVx3Gkc0vlPsaAMjJUChbp67VcUrdkGPeTwCIL_KKyaQMQFxJhs3_nsQyhdnkQ_IvHipyYS1hPIfmaJnZWPoUJpRPNBtQGA23Fo7W3ck2ksZRfhjz8Gusdd-lFCFAiB9T3IP4/s320/20th+BDay+069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370617653931851570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzweWkF6xjE2tfeNP7k0Bfok6RIEt0Bo_n3T7BoM3uX5rU_hNbF5-s6N9LYwBuQRdIJLMDub4b3IzsNhjGSaMcqeeY7pDsrzsttJrjeEwTmJj3M6BF8pxsepS-eIG4krme2GyBPU0kKFU/s1600-h/20th+BDay+066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyuntunGa_fnQ6rlW6LCnsqqkcPEW1BOufjBfGUlDiKwsjcrORpJt3v2D4GiNdDPEI1W42zPeIWzEkQjh2lb7IyAIPW37UYv_p0zsFeQv_RNPQuCR_p0msk9uX8PNJmXeDh7gUIcxHmA/s320/20th+BDay+031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370614216520080882" border="0" /></a>Carne! mmmm...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyq7QkIPEaR8Z0izi0MnddNdCoFWLG8F4KVMQvakwvch_NnuMfwSfP_M78BQs0ZFPy-GuvsmEqk8KMBkNrT9kx4h3TFhBAOBl2Dh4xWEr7YzCi8WemfUhRYFV-ECZ403rhezuSH5519E/s1600-h/20th+BDay+029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTyq7QkIPEaR8Z0izi0MnddNdCoFWLG8F4KVMQvakwvch_NnuMfwSfP_M78BQs0ZFPy-GuvsmEqk8KMBkNrT9kx4h3TFhBAOBl2Dh4xWEr7YzCi8WemfUhRYFV-ECZ403rhezuSH5519E/s320/20th+BDay+029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370614211562684162" border="0" /></a>At midnight on my Birthday I was talking on skype with my family, when my host family came in with a minature cake and singing happy birthday!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLICqDHMQ9DcQnOa9Jpuv0B-zWWWsqJ-_Yn0EAqYwUT_dNLEyyeddD_hf7sMYL61PcUQ8G1xpn3QQdW4VZlW3iXHquki0hZ7pGNNUDlyBv0roqsM62sJEJhVuqwyxisbIpXJaVJ6LyiY/s1600-h/20th+BDay+028.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwLICqDHMQ9DcQnOa9Jpuv0B-zWWWsqJ-_Yn0EAqYwUT_dNLEyyeddD_hf7sMYL61PcUQ8G1xpn3QQdW4VZlW3iXHquki0hZ7pGNNUDlyBv0roqsM62sJEJhVuqwyxisbIpXJaVJ6LyiY/s320/20th+BDay+028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370614201281334802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwdhrewAB47JWMltcZ9pBlqgi_w6NYiqLTqz_66tzNGEGm1DDHv1WLe3OdXEZfUCxu8M_QahkZRCijYZIG5yoaFAxHEMmEeABMo3rXGoKWDCPipmdK1mnaunqKOdSYkP9JSYzvEXQokc/s1600-h/20th+BDay+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwdhrewAB47JWMltcZ9pBlqgi_w6NYiqLTqz_66tzNGEGm1DDHv1WLe3OdXEZfUCxu8M_QahkZRCijYZIG5yoaFAxHEMmEeABMo3rXGoKWDCPipmdK1mnaunqKOdSYkP9JSYzvEXQokc/s320/20th+BDay+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370614192138845698" border="0" /></a>My two families- how lucky am I?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I had a great birthday, even though it was weird to not be at home. My family here really made it special for me. We went to Macarena's class get-together, and after had a little fiesta at the house with the family and my five closest friends here. One friend even preformed a Spanish rap for me! We then finished out the night by going out dancing until the club closed at 5:30am. Definitely a day to remember!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-24666353203333605052009-08-12T08:47:00.000-07:002009-08-12T08:58:59.242-07:005 monthsHey everyone! I just have to share my great news with you all, since I'm just thrilled!<br /><br />It has been 5 months since The Big Spill '09, and three months since The Operation. Today, for the first time in 5 months, I went for a run!<br /><br />Alright, so maybe it was more of a jog. And it was only for ten minutes. However, I've never felt so blessed by being able to do something so simple as work out. I feel so truly fortunate and humble that I am well on my way to a full recovery, and that I am able to have this time in such a special place. Although my injury was by no means fun, I am overwhelmed with gratitude that I was still able to go on this adventure- and now I can run again! Watch out Beckham!<br /><br />My new ACL and I couldn't be happier together!<br /><br />Thank you to everyone reading this, for if you have this link it because you have inspired me to come, helped me to go, or are supporting me here- but most likely all three. Thank you.Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-27442657244820324002009-08-11T18:26:00.001-07:002009-08-11T19:38:44.743-07:00My LOVE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O4fttqFPtz7AQbkr_MC5n9BioaX5ClsoWqKdztEsENlyLOVCIlWH94XJCw47A0hzJB9tp59JS0vmLoQ7YwwDZb9d0z02LC7QTPuaPbfvvNZkbg3TxqQAZhLoFpF4lHzOLgToWxHNFRo/s1600-h/manjar-hi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5O4fttqFPtz7AQbkr_MC5n9BioaX5ClsoWqKdztEsENlyLOVCIlWH94XJCw47A0hzJB9tp59JS0vmLoQ7YwwDZb9d0z02LC7QTPuaPbfvvNZkbg3TxqQAZhLoFpF4lHzOLgToWxHNFRo/s320/manjar-hi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368885992354537490" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, quick update.<br /><br />There is a treasure here in Chile, and I may just have to write President Obama about the need for this particular gem in the U.S.<br /><br />Drum Rollllllll............. Manjar!<br /><br /><br />MMmmmmm.... creamy, rich, smooth, there aren't enough words! Manjar with bread, manjar in churros, manjar in pastries, manjar with chocolate. I love it all! Think Nutela meets carmel!<br /><br />Don't worry everyone, I'll be bringing an extra suitcase home full of manjar.<br /><br />And seriously Barack, look out for my letter.<br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/MEGANB%7E1/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-69084304857139421332009-08-09T19:26:00.000-07:002009-08-09T19:52:42.864-07:00Adventure with Mama<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ezM8oGPofNrsHoTfqdv2MKHNm-b2dfgvA3PVAUiR8FhYnTnblq2O_nFCv64lp38ZyGWxed2wTlTNDTb5AFnmCPGWUd6o-IlB_UgwE5o9ffuDG1W9VMme7c5onqFuSFxQQgQU1Y_2bKI/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+037.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ezM8oGPofNrsHoTfqdv2MKHNm-b2dfgvA3PVAUiR8FhYnTnblq2O_nFCv64lp38ZyGWxed2wTlTNDTb5AFnmCPGWUd6o-IlB_UgwE5o9ffuDG1W9VMme7c5onqFuSFxQQgQU1Y_2bKI/s320/trip+with+mama+037.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368159893133144562" border="0" /></a><br />So, it is always an adventure when my mama makes plans for us, because I'm never 100% sure what she trying to tell me. Today we took a micro around Valpo, and did some exploring! It ended up being one of my favorite times here. Above is San Pedro the saint that protects the fishermen!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnpBxqSBMs9W8a183-WFe5tnx3yXE7wO1CU8Z2UH2AGtv3tn2Lbm2wfZ9Hq48HDiUIG7F2Pgxj59C6qj8IAQEULCVLjiQa96qkIeaEmW3aEPLuyaF9jPYQtV0ks0rmulWftXTokrZsWg/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+059.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnpBxqSBMs9W8a183-WFe5tnx3yXE7wO1CU8Z2UH2AGtv3tn2Lbm2wfZ9Hq48HDiUIG7F2Pgxj59C6qj8IAQEULCVLjiQa96qkIeaEmW3aEPLuyaF9jPYQtV0ks0rmulWftXTokrZsWg/s320/trip+with+mama+059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368159621745663538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aCIF_w0hiy580occotXcv3X05JgdhrCDo9agWKSaU3HMgJkNsuUHGUrg_1Lql4bbzFqNAuaAplhTfLFyDf-hArVs4p3aH8JkdPKQr-NvxxDU_P6uA6nuKGKQm54NHCexN23ChbnOjx8/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-aCIF_w0hiy580occotXcv3X05JgdhrCDo9agWKSaU3HMgJkNsuUHGUrg_1Lql4bbzFqNAuaAplhTfLFyDf-hArVs4p3aH8JkdPKQr-NvxxDU_P6uA6nuKGKQm54NHCexN23ChbnOjx8/s320/trip+with+mama+051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368159614623826194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71qbW8tXAv3GpaPfGg0vkMIddJFIL-LW_ssYh3JeFiwf7ZgGkBvdwmhYhgqILkrmJOCfzscakHNA3bxLPGsoKGI4AyjXMn1QdOt7UvrwNGjEyzrQsIMaN4Wv_fUVWS579w_4u_H-WUZs/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi71qbW8tXAv3GpaPfGg0vkMIddJFIL-LW_ssYh3JeFiwf7ZgGkBvdwmhYhgqILkrmJOCfzscakHNA3bxLPGsoKGI4AyjXMn1QdOt7UvrwNGjEyzrQsIMaN4Wv_fUVWS579w_4u_H-WUZs/s320/trip+with+mama+044.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368159607938061698" border="0" /></a>My mama said that the danger of the fishermen's jobs leads to a lot of praying. (Hence why this is right next to the dock.)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-14yNmKe6hMpoRmtFTapPSpwUAA4b0Swx-_cgPlOLf9BVgak_zkliatbovPzlSfxLkpJEiwqm30ABoafogUkN4ZKlcYsDSm91Ogs0UvbiEVL2xBBzKjC15bCLwPCJpVJNO1Et4QEhs0/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC-14yNmKe6hMpoRmtFTapPSpwUAA4b0Swx-_cgPlOLf9BVgak_zkliatbovPzlSfxLkpJEiwqm30ABoafogUkN4ZKlcYsDSm91Ogs0UvbiEVL2xBBzKjC15bCLwPCJpVJNO1Et4QEhs0/s320/trip+with+mama+036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368159601884991874" border="0" /></a>One of the roadside memorials, and according to mama probably for someone who died in an auto accident.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xufN5NuYlS7-5Yu5oiV98RS_LuIj-MEEzszqbQFA9f484gtls-J3g8PQ7z1SaQFEatH6cSmvr2Ck0F39v4xFG9MsCVQbJGppoc-_NDKUXQxJVvEgOX-tkaJHwx_1bFIK8KaOlvefkN4/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xufN5NuYlS7-5Yu5oiV98RS_LuIj-MEEzszqbQFA9f484gtls-J3g8PQ7z1SaQFEatH6cSmvr2Ck0F39v4xFG9MsCVQbJGppoc-_NDKUXQxJVvEgOX-tkaJHwx_1bFIK8KaOlvefkN4/s320/trip+with+mama+039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368159597197279186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjpIKohA6XGzH8kM4avtkcY0nY8_lgku__a8OgGFBYvEoQRN4MF8XfY_bAcXZUQBdq5KYbZC7zS5ULhyphenhyphenINa6w20a7rehYtBpcu20aqxmO4TE2Q5s9tHvaiuVcGOuAN4J7yuDdVg6i0a4/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+046.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMjpIKohA6XGzH8kM4avtkcY0nY8_lgku__a8OgGFBYvEoQRN4MF8XfY_bAcXZUQBdq5KYbZC7zS5ULhyphenhyphenINa6w20a7rehYtBpcu20aqxmO4TE2Q5s9tHvaiuVcGOuAN4J7yuDdVg6i0a4/s320/trip+with+mama+046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158623960967954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3LqtKsnoM7w-ugK-K2Rt-Zt3NLALemZ68OUtCD458uO2pfxOOocPX-S43ECRWPR3Kgmgy237foPQnzFKeDQnyu6a0uQ2-8eNOs6pLLJ-DsWw2U1zX_1KoAIHOrebtcGRaCShg4LRKW8/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+053.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-3LqtKsnoM7w-ugK-K2Rt-Zt3NLALemZ68OUtCD458uO2pfxOOocPX-S43ECRWPR3Kgmgy237foPQnzFKeDQnyu6a0uQ2-8eNOs6pLLJ-DsWw2U1zX_1KoAIHOrebtcGRaCShg4LRKW8/s320/trip+with+mama+053.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158617434490402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPbVfj0ISsSLBbYwa70eu2iIneKF5sZ_0cw7kZwFTLD9_5E0kWodZsT5FxLPTq9ZGehWqgMJ33WS0xlDuwliK8AmXqzAM2CXXzgF1xHPbflX2x3GO4O9b-slfPETmyXNFPSQccDrNw1E/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtPbVfj0ISsSLBbYwa70eu2iIneKF5sZ_0cw7kZwFTLD9_5E0kWodZsT5FxLPTq9ZGehWqgMJ33WS0xlDuwliK8AmXqzAM2CXXzgF1xHPbflX2x3GO4O9b-slfPETmyXNFPSQccDrNw1E/s320/trip+with+mama+058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158614458016194" border="0" /></a>This picture is for my dad. There was one man fishing without a pole- just string and a lure. She said that poles used to be very expensive, so some people still prefer the old fashioned method. (He spun the lure and tossed- sort of like a lasso.) <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTrHUyRDGfRpiiOzbvyYHF0pspGoDzKD6dNGtgw9ixP5ZqYzASa-QKf5G6AxdhyphenhyphenJSim8iD516WZH-N1EexN9KOyi_UZ_9EOSefoJjFyk4CvCjIBYdCg8JrrqYacBTkxyyG3gD18WtZsc/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTrHUyRDGfRpiiOzbvyYHF0pspGoDzKD6dNGtgw9ixP5ZqYzASa-QKf5G6AxdhyphenhyphenJSim8iD516WZH-N1EexN9KOyi_UZ_9EOSefoJjFyk4CvCjIBYdCg8JrrqYacBTkxyyG3gD18WtZsc/s320/trip+with+mama+024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158611814127506" border="0" /></a><br />I always have to resist posting every picture that I take of the murals and graffiti. Sometimes the art is beautiful, sometimes puzzling, sometimes political, sometimes all of the above!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNIxNKmMI3bKJCJuxpPCX3-raFnwJ4X3IkLYr9AHSR_eQecNrvuN_Llp90KBWjjqUB9cnfiU_cXCQs1mPug9f6GgMCpvRSnXPJy5LydUFTVih_A_JHWhyphenhyphend1mvc6CqWGKnpfHhUF0BRYI/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+019.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNIxNKmMI3bKJCJuxpPCX3-raFnwJ4X3IkLYr9AHSR_eQecNrvuN_Llp90KBWjjqUB9cnfiU_cXCQs1mPug9f6GgMCpvRSnXPJy5LydUFTVih_A_JHWhyphenhyphend1mvc6CqWGKnpfHhUF0BRYI/s320/trip+with+mama+019.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368158607738905650" border="0" /></a>Soccer! Fútbol! Right along the ocean- how great?!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj566sAD3Gf9qhefy3L38wvpVVzgfeyzg7190YgKLQjlAW8_tEx4vlDWdSCML-ArhZo8yGWy3T6fYgelOHjAfkfLzBnXCBgwl5oWZbe5CLe84NjmaB33DrN68X-hXW8WcbOXI4ikY-OZ-c/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj566sAD3Gf9qhefy3L38wvpVVzgfeyzg7190YgKLQjlAW8_tEx4vlDWdSCML-ArhZo8yGWy3T6fYgelOHjAfkfLzBnXCBgwl5oWZbe5CLe84NjmaB33DrN68X-hXW8WcbOXI4ikY-OZ-c/s320/trip+with+mama+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368157281995704194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSfvUYE9Y-LCVh0JnLuckhpiFX_B_xMX4GXCn08I0TRrWYY-SwTX1XuNyUg7Au9qbNFOpAr4QCsuWMyGq4IiST_3HbdjqN2Ga1LpNNxsl_SDHu4KMCUUyIRRFFePve32WwW1L0gdvE7E/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+015.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSfvUYE9Y-LCVh0JnLuckhpiFX_B_xMX4GXCn08I0TRrWYY-SwTX1XuNyUg7Au9qbNFOpAr4QCsuWMyGq4IiST_3HbdjqN2Ga1LpNNxsl_SDHu4KMCUUyIRRFFePve32WwW1L0gdvE7E/s320/trip+with+mama+015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368157279477738978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kn-n2Q7lGuI4I0AqHX7eTABMRVh6KxNPofzQzwLDw3my7O8i-Z0tzwSkHmPu8sJDbGgum73ZF5lJ2UcWKJWz0VD6N_dxNfZOD59iBBziRWWqjo15aKNnn42abRYeoAkuz6jcRQ5zmA4/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8kn-n2Q7lGuI4I0AqHX7eTABMRVh6KxNPofzQzwLDw3my7O8i-Z0tzwSkHmPu8sJDbGgum73ZF5lJ2UcWKJWz0VD6N_dxNfZOD59iBBziRWWqjo15aKNnn42abRYeoAkuz6jcRQ5zmA4/s320/trip+with+mama+009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368157275743114674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQe4TbbPlAwiDx7NVAGPke0rFfoIEVpYz_gcTCDyFGYGZC1cFZttkXrmZdQdfZTEfizffNVAQOkaJxy9AEcE6Xbvtz87H4ww3HGzw2-mhSEXqPsqHyj4Xgv1GMdY6h0xkrVkWCD9xKe8/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZQe4TbbPlAwiDx7NVAGPke0rFfoIEVpYz_gcTCDyFGYGZC1cFZttkXrmZdQdfZTEfizffNVAQOkaJxy9AEcE6Xbvtz87H4ww3HGzw2-mhSEXqPsqHyj4Xgv1GMdY6h0xkrVkWCD9xKe8/s320/trip+with+mama+005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368157268932405570" border="0" /></a>Isn't Mama the cutest?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBAjnKcp19KigPeGwYfeuF3Na1-EAwFJJvGyGLUHuDPdmCzcRbDeBDAKcuGXKEfHve7BSf5HCPyHnycfHgJs3W6y-Gt62uXL3pAeYTfrlhpxcUH4Ui-v2vWgXLMLsML0u2y3VPfWB17A/s1600-h/trip+with+mama+002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBAjnKcp19KigPeGwYfeuF3Na1-EAwFJJvGyGLUHuDPdmCzcRbDeBDAKcuGXKEfHve7BSf5HCPyHnycfHgJs3W6y-Gt62uXL3pAeYTfrlhpxcUH4Ui-v2vWgXLMLsML0u2y3VPfWB17A/s320/trip+with+mama+002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368157260966867586" border="0" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-76339623658170213872009-08-07T17:35:00.000-07:002009-08-08T10:47:44.157-07:00Two Weeks: check!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3Bd0v-fh0hHEEdX4rF2oMk4fzdeSFN01ksdy3DZdXOC1gbCgx1a5_ZzW5NuDQJQnhHWSDJKCKhrgiSNLkI1MIjM6N7ISegWJtzZK3P7el2AykClltzLu5l688zfGKlcxbDbG25pUcbw/s1600-h/chile+032.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB3Bd0v-fh0hHEEdX4rF2oMk4fzdeSFN01ksdy3DZdXOC1gbCgx1a5_ZzW5NuDQJQnhHWSDJKCKhrgiSNLkI1MIjM6N7ISegWJtzZK3P7el2AykClltzLu5l688zfGKlcxbDbG25pUcbw/s320/chile+032.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367418650100028770" border="0" /></a>The plaza with mosaics, next to my house! It is so incredible at night with the light reflecting off of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iKSEn-dDtdeDym8kAIymFTptWkNSabJTtStOz4as6yAP0n9HCBeWMFTa8fZPiw-kgn2_ib537JDDhGdLDJm4vvSL5W3-WirOTTLVL1yxTcketS2Ntb62YZ9ZUGUA463IK5mK7LPXxxE/s1600-h/chile+021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iKSEn-dDtdeDym8kAIymFTptWkNSabJTtStOz4as6yAP0n9HCBeWMFTa8fZPiw-kgn2_ib537JDDhGdLDJm4vvSL5W3-WirOTTLVL1yxTcketS2Ntb62YZ9ZUGUA463IK5mK7LPXxxE/s320/chile+021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367418649284032834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjp77Q9TYpW9HwKu8sV0Szx1PffhOU5BUZEclm_9J9-wJqpoiIkRH1cNtNBQboFhEXfvC3aSR6EnWkQlaD-VXk-bDkKI3Dw76EHtH3ycXvvcBz9-yqwi7ZvkU8cfYccJR3TPE04Jm7VA/s1600-h/chile+017.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjp77Q9TYpW9HwKu8sV0Szx1PffhOU5BUZEclm_9J9-wJqpoiIkRH1cNtNBQboFhEXfvC3aSR6EnWkQlaD-VXk-bDkKI3Dw76EHtH3ycXvvcBz9-yqwi7ZvkU8cfYccJR3TPE04Jm7VA/s320/chile+017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367418643916287970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CVRot4H-UjJdzARc13IgkEj0JbYof81GW9uqYAuPNdtqhT8IcaicvJ5ix_KBAJvXB40Qdaa45zmwCSPudFdYgZHJjvrqVj-LFFMXZ6Ht9yLs9_A6EkfsrOX3Dx36XmsSFjtrgvM1vu8/s1600-h/chile+016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CVRot4H-UjJdzARc13IgkEj0JbYof81GW9uqYAuPNdtqhT8IcaicvJ5ix_KBAJvXB40Qdaa45zmwCSPudFdYgZHJjvrqVj-LFFMXZ6Ht9yLs9_A6EkfsrOX3Dx36XmsSFjtrgvM1vu8/s320/chile+016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367418640610477666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkvt0FXiYk_aI-Gw2Hjp9AMRELqnQgtM0SsIfjXKXm3vmHB-IxMFfApua7frbC4l9h6d8HSsy-wu1NatsB5On38XtO9gbWyN3gc7HZxB4JZ_sHUHQHlxsosjQ8vsXuD5TM1PWana1hmM/s1600-h/chile+011.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkvt0FXiYk_aI-Gw2Hjp9AMRELqnQgtM0SsIfjXKXm3vmHB-IxMFfApua7frbC4l9h6d8HSsy-wu1NatsB5On38XtO9gbWyN3gc7HZxB4JZ_sHUHQHlxsosjQ8vsXuD5TM1PWana1hmM/s320/chile+011.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367418635679901170" border="0" /></a><br />So I feel that it is due time for a real update!<br /><br /><br />From the beginning of my time in Valpo:<br /><br />We took a bus from Santiago to Valparaíso. The memories that sticks with me is the moment we first were able to see Valpo. Our bus filled with energy, as we all clambered to get our first glimpse of the place where we will be spending the next few months. No matter how many pictures you see of a place it is so different in person. A great feeling.<br /><br />Then, we all realize we are about to meet our host families. A bit more of a nervous feeling than the look-at-the-beautiful-ocean-feeling. I wasn't too anxious until walking into the room with all of the families. It was an intense moment with my thoughts going something like this:<br /><br />"I hope they like me. What if they don't like me? Oh man, they're not going to like me! What do I say! Oh man, my Spanish is horrible. What do I say?...."<br /><br />Well, the introductions went well. My family is so kind and welcoming, so despite my lack of language skills settling in was pretty simple. They even had put fresh flowers and some candy in my room!<br /><br />Alright, I'm bored with the catch-up, so fast forward to this week.<br /><br />Wed. was the first day of classes. By this time, I've learned not to take myself so seriously. However, I must admit that it is humbling to feel so foolish on so many occasions. I know, I know, it will get better! So far I have been to Communication and Culture- relaxed but very intelligent teacher, Grammar- a bit harder to understand this prof but it will be a great class for my Spanish, Writing- ahhh! This teacher is really intimidating but I'm going to stick it out. We'll see..., and Phonetics. Let me tell you about Phonetics class. I was planning on dropping this class, but I decided to try it out and now I may take it. We practiced making the sounds of the vowels, sticking our tongues out, and rolling our "rr"s, sitting a big circle. There are people from my travel group in the class, so you can image how hard it was not to laugh as this somewhat eccentric professor is telling us to stick our tongues out harder! "mas fuerte, mas fuerte!" The prof is hilarious and is the only one so far to check consistently if we understand without making anyone feel bad, so that's a huge plus. It will also be great for my pronunciation. I must admit that I went home the first day of classes with a headache from the amount of concentration it took me to listen!<br /><br />Next week= dance class! :)<br /><br />Today I went on a bit of an adventure. When you take the micro (bus) around the cities, you pay to get off at whatever point, but you have to know when/where to get off. The driver doesn't tell you, there are no signs on the side of the road, no map in the bus, nada. So I was trying to meet some friends in Vina (the neighboring city) at a park with a lake. I know around where I was supposed to get off, so I asked the woman next to me and she lets me know when to go. So I get off the micro to see nothing that looks remotely like a park. Hmmm... a safe looking store? Nope, auto-repair shops- dark and dingy. Spot to make a call safely? Check. So my friend helps me find my way and I make it to this awesome park. Pictures to follow. I found a spot to sit and watch the beginning of the sunset and spend some time journaling and reflecting. It was so calming and refreshing to have some time alone in a beautiful place to sit and think and sort through my thoughts.<br /><br />So to skip the details, my friend Andrew and I finally met up and walked to the beach to meet up with the other half of the group. The sun was setting over the ocean, I bought an ice cream. What could be better?!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-10720418953494648852009-08-03T20:00:00.000-07:002009-08-03T20:52:03.640-07:00La Campana<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4QRm-iEv1s8ZTp4FaUatHMg6tkSf0CzvfWq2jT2aHKYDy5PjxSL-kgHfr1fos_F6kHxmj6YwFowkg87VBZZlByCITcsnhF15Rx9RN-nr0dgxzlkZIN3qDAQumWjhyocTsCsaPYFJoK4/s1600-h/La+Campana+074.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4QRm-iEv1s8ZTp4FaUatHMg6tkSf0CzvfWq2jT2aHKYDy5PjxSL-kgHfr1fos_F6kHxmj6YwFowkg87VBZZlByCITcsnhF15Rx9RN-nr0dgxzlkZIN3qDAQumWjhyocTsCsaPYFJoK4/s320/La+Campana+074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365950417778109698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A national park, La Campana. I went hiking today with my friends Kennedy and Andrew.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94d_3AqxknxV5oubKKDsxTTeXq8BDZQLZdT4p-42mE206E-7uSYrEtOBOPE2y1o4fPivObfXCqrtKlXAfh4ZYokP7FjgxEeE_5RUfPXrIjPF-tINUHr7vIdKpt2_DzA6OtjTXTUBZT8I/s1600-h/La+Campana+026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj94d_3AqxknxV5oubKKDsxTTeXq8BDZQLZdT4p-42mE206E-7uSYrEtOBOPE2y1o4fPivObfXCqrtKlXAfh4ZYokP7FjgxEeE_5RUfPXrIjPF-tINUHr7vIdKpt2_DzA6OtjTXTUBZT8I/s320/La+Campana+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365949231918085298" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJEXsYBEvEsFnEAun1Q5besrYMXUXhrpuyLFUwCoNBJKFFWWkuOzUmIYBrvj2Rvt36ZFSfMxG1tytRcQBdZEtGX5WihKXfqLKHFipKWKdhW30QkPMp6OSsBGtTFMtzmeH8ADBB1UjlrnQ/s1600-h/La+Campana+086.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhno0k4VW4vbqoysSq9DODvdfGyjQ2E0q3eUwDf1P3p7aE7X_drcPZju8s6Tw1QDFl2JG1NgdzEu7hyphenhyphenb18eKgFUIjbgyc2Mv7xyc2Nlx938ib51zAvArfZNk41jdmQvEVxrmUtGUCIEp5Q/s320/La+Campana+026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365947033002969778" border="0" /></a>Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-19728201433881299912009-07-30T19:47:00.001-07:002009-08-01T10:05:18.677-07:00Update!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K7GNHmiIak0BWhY-di4dw63pYEVJPfO8vj7hqmnv5eGdNkZH200r0UfIR-4eG8Lw_HVxkqX7uoDPO1JmZJDg7HTAHDsbNV4rg2xN7-DNKBUnALQPvognMtinnPMM8SsYOjFiHkAdy60/s1600-h/267.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1K7GNHmiIak0BWhY-di4dw63pYEVJPfO8vj7hqmnv5eGdNkZH200r0UfIR-4eG8Lw_HVxkqX7uoDPO1JmZJDg7HTAHDsbNV4rg2xN7-DNKBUnALQPvognMtinnPMM8SsYOjFiHkAdy60/s320/267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364465721313721282" border="0" /></a><br />My chicos.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ff0loRQjqfVMS1KpYSMldBQgT4N05PQUW4uBrJJmGNw1Yk_wHhmvnWQzecfo0KBHohyphenhyphenW3QOFqaJonH2chHIcNbf_nldky9WL9jT-YxswkiL16fHL_qp5cte181djo3NkrQON4vxdIhU/s1600-h/287.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ff0loRQjqfVMS1KpYSMldBQgT4N05PQUW4uBrJJmGNw1Yk_wHhmvnWQzecfo0KBHohyphenhyphenW3QOFqaJonH2chHIcNbf_nldky9WL9jT-YxswkiL16fHL_qp5cte181djo3NkrQON4vxdIhU/s320/287.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364465713041263026" border="0" /></a>On my way home last night.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ckGWHcWA4W9vfUdVYaWJ5gdl7hwfzEoHYA4B_F6M1uTnxVtgJqzGIDZoGt8xibsdElvzTkUSDqTDwAxtnLVx5e_Gb8JNc7jIhtCw8OPgM5p_cO1o6yDgfBX8pz1R9pJpUSHCI-LhDs/s1600-h/264.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3ckGWHcWA4W9vfUdVYaWJ5gdl7hwfzEoHYA4B_F6M1uTnxVtgJqzGIDZoGt8xibsdElvzTkUSDqTDwAxtnLVx5e_Gb8JNc7jIhtCw8OPgM5p_cO1o6yDgfBX8pz1R9pJpUSHCI-LhDs/s320/264.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364459434913868818" border="0" /></a><br />At the beach in Vina.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxceCb7Rtjz27WEfeXEUIUHpfuz791s9sVCizbjyw7qKpg78e1YFXXKNq9ezUkID0l-2Pk7znd_dgN2KqY-yyycJpRZ2KwOjiW_9rvBnFjIFrOxmQwaMDm2_XN1V-sbPGPotieghp5ho/s1600-h/262.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxceCb7Rtjz27WEfeXEUIUHpfuz791s9sVCizbjyw7qKpg78e1YFXXKNq9ezUkID0l-2Pk7znd_dgN2KqY-yyycJpRZ2KwOjiW_9rvBnFjIFrOxmQwaMDm2_XN1V-sbPGPotieghp5ho/s320/262.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364459432457209506" border="0" /></a><br />I love it here! :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7oWUkUNSRk5wv77GxH3VLTRdQp8GbXwfXWQL3F_MdxK7T38cLViKJSGOELmxZfKxzU7XwTGGNp6rWDQgodplGb0etxe0YWEvz5JD5mcqw_TEUdFbgLUNNeMlB5kWeRCtFQ0J0AvtToc/s1600-h/238.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7oWUkUNSRk5wv77GxH3VLTRdQp8GbXwfXWQL3F_MdxK7T38cLViKJSGOELmxZfKxzU7XwTGGNp6rWDQgodplGb0etxe0YWEvz5JD5mcqw_TEUdFbgLUNNeMlB5kWeRCtFQ0J0AvtToc/s320/238.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364459429938576434" border="0" /></a>This is one of the murals in the open air museum.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7XDuOiDK2xLcKK4f0dhMQ9aEvjQUSeMBaK05yLC4zm2ZPbkceqbJFBjF6SUPO9mrARToViKDf-yuWvCCjamr77GajkikgW81fWc4nZg3wlmIW7nFZ8JARPM_-yKK8k1tOtpIFdPuowU/s1600-h/235.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7XDuOiDK2xLcKK4f0dhMQ9aEvjQUSeMBaK05yLC4zm2ZPbkceqbJFBjF6SUPO9mrARToViKDf-yuWvCCjamr77GajkikgW81fWc4nZg3wlmIW7nFZ8JARPM_-yKK8k1tOtpIFdPuowU/s320/235.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364459423351142242" border="0" /></a><br />This mural is of bread, because it is the great equalizer: old, young, rich, poor- everyone eats bread. Especially, I might add, in Chile. All the time. With every meal.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l8Mp__66COMrjYuahRyT7D-yMWW_27-b92xTdHxyThuKVzUVUwNYknttUIRQhkyv1-uchMji9QZ-OIsnx6OOwHolRsIeitrnltjGhWGWeefYwTGnDI3H_JLoVkyNZHZ7-sWxP4LVz6M/s1600-h/225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1l8Mp__66COMrjYuahRyT7D-yMWW_27-b92xTdHxyThuKVzUVUwNYknttUIRQhkyv1-uchMji9QZ-OIsnx6OOwHolRsIeitrnltjGhWGWeefYwTGnDI3H_JLoVkyNZHZ7-sWxP4LVz6M/s320/225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364459418151233442" border="0" /></a><br />A street near the open air museum, very close to my house but in quieter neighborhood than the downtown.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpA7qg0iqnuvjstuD4pC-b5V2iY6UFvTq7FoZJRUHNZvaMT60Eh4xexs5M6HT9E1oUiCskRyaU71io7Gt3uHjajBz_c6TS0NSkLeDiuBtmhGIQ6URjfYwbUMCoL3pkcqjYGQWLTgxnLc/s1600-h/204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpA7qg0iqnuvjstuD4pC-b5V2iY6UFvTq7FoZJRUHNZvaMT60Eh4xexs5M6HT9E1oUiCskRyaU71io7Gt3uHjajBz_c6TS0NSkLeDiuBtmhGIQ6URjfYwbUMCoL3pkcqjYGQWLTgxnLc/s320/204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364457605494866290" border="0" /></a><br />A view of the ocean from the open-air museum. It is an art project of my university, with mosaics, murals, and a great view. I also realized yesterday that I am right next to it! There is even a really beautiful plaza with mosaics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6QUDZAF1BkAF6wdGI5ZNobzFJwZCdhl92xkNPJnfnJ95ZKxqyWUDkhRNz4L0WIGWwkrAfsiadybRO8G1X270UyMtcxhApEampXqxfPu01M1ikAPc3ik6M9BqdNjXVpIed-bm71lGcOw/s1600-h/166.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6QUDZAF1BkAF6wdGI5ZNobzFJwZCdhl92xkNPJnfnJ95ZKxqyWUDkhRNz4L0WIGWwkrAfsiadybRO8G1X270UyMtcxhApEampXqxfPu01M1ikAPc3ik6M9BqdNjXVpIed-bm71lGcOw/s320/166.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364457600007353794" border="0" /></a>This is the view from Pablo Neruda's Valpo home. It has been one of the best views yet. Neruda is a famous Chilean poet, and was also a presidential candidate and a total character. His house is absolutely fascinating. They don't allow photographs in the house, but I did get this one:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCvsqbPTsPMreCfmA9aCaXZE4De20B6OutG9sOgyysQYjVvsZVLtHD7SyEALdvUbSMDWfidxsp1ml8aAaoTKg4YOdK4NGXF3pdObcgFEgPbke8BrxLk3CljX3D4NWcqPtg2OeOb9C7PM/s1600-h/162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCvsqbPTsPMreCfmA9aCaXZE4De20B6OutG9sOgyysQYjVvsZVLtHD7SyEALdvUbSMDWfidxsp1ml8aAaoTKg4YOdK4NGXF3pdObcgFEgPbke8BrxLk3CljX3D4NWcqPtg2OeOb9C7PM/s320/162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364457593135129234" border="0" /></a>I'm a rebel, huh? Neruda loved the ocean, so his houses are designed to resemble boats, complete with furniture from boats, low ceilings, canals, circular windows, etc. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_exhvr7VD9_fMiK-3JzXZ4GPUPc4mpJ0QvpFt0PFx1sX-hLlXY-cnV61-nHuMGxB3XXs7QSjkgaS8tDi12GEVKVZAGr-9nAYAlHSTmCfiTtyyXuwaRzCKOWLPktIRSV03jGXhZhnfW0/s1600-h/138.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_exhvr7VD9_fMiK-3JzXZ4GPUPc4mpJ0QvpFt0PFx1sX-hLlXY-cnV61-nHuMGxB3XXs7QSjkgaS8tDi12GEVKVZAGr-9nAYAlHSTmCfiTtyyXuwaRzCKOWLPktIRSV03jGXhZhnfW0/s320/138.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364457591279384178" border="0" /></a><br />My university, from across the street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDXKQ-ZdDHJlBXh5f5VlhIlMQClRA-q7yQNQ4Hlk2kb2AMPIns8Sww05r9CLOHxYHxSv-FfYmldSdoVnUcIqNl7DyXCBQjy0fKyH5nLs9pjIEIfmG2m9YHx8hQ8IhnE9iQPrQc7KSil0/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDXKQ-ZdDHJlBXh5f5VlhIlMQClRA-q7yQNQ4Hlk2kb2AMPIns8Sww05r9CLOHxYHxSv-FfYmldSdoVnUcIqNl7DyXCBQjy0fKyH5nLs9pjIEIfmG2m9YHx8hQ8IhnE9iQPrQc7KSil0/s320/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364457582496410290" border="0" /></a><br />A view from one of Valpariaso's Ascensors. They are these old outdoor elevators that take people up to the top of the hills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv8DcuCdnyorMl1aJS-a_r810l3eSd-YLFoBV0kSN91dquF0oJd-1BP89C_9t57TGI8S-ad8wr-YnvzyNV9TgWBX50zHs01OB5_ag6Qj3h0xpajk9kPyARMqXzEQ3LJSVhyWh8_LnUzM/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv8DcuCdnyorMl1aJS-a_r810l3eSd-YLFoBV0kSN91dquF0oJd-1BP89C_9t57TGI8S-ad8wr-YnvzyNV9TgWBX50zHs01OB5_ag6Qj3h0xpajk9kPyARMqXzEQ3LJSVhyWh8_LnUzM/s320/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453897856750722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I've now been in Chile for over a week! Tomorrow I finally have some free time so I'm really excited. The tours that my program, ISA, schedules are really neat. However, it has been very busy and a break and a day to catch up on sleep will be great. The picture above is from a boat tour of the port. They were not happy with us.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRl6YJFRGR-7PWa5TPNCeNnAkj5YCXWKJbgBu6sI9zHj9lFCSI6AwCdjrSckeAAXuc0dcmpu7J7Ilh1U4eyqtsWv0jI5MuSPp-JK7m6Km7SpXGaGMYB-Wk3rpVNeMfbQAn5gpoFnpvgI/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRl6YJFRGR-7PWa5TPNCeNnAkj5YCXWKJbgBu6sI9zHj9lFCSI6AwCdjrSckeAAXuc0dcmpu7J7Ilh1U4eyqtsWv0jI5MuSPp-JK7m6Km7SpXGaGMYB-Wk3rpVNeMfbQAn5gpoFnpvgI/s320/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453887274606482" border="0" /></a><br />The port.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGIdBu302AxPhlS09M_GH8D4pVrpV5M5ytHBGyOjDL1PA3wV4RV4SqORDU2iD8Xvm_JPaQKSmFzTJ_e6hvL5_vajBQf3HiqrI5c9rIbGm1oV_-hqsz5agXAzec5tJM42gwRSIjbtEWBA/s1600-h/013.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGIdBu302AxPhlS09M_GH8D4pVrpV5M5ytHBGyOjDL1PA3wV4RV4SqORDU2iD8Xvm_JPaQKSmFzTJ_e6hvL5_vajBQf3HiqrI5c9rIbGm1oV_-hqsz5agXAzec5tJM42gwRSIjbtEWBA/s320/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453884989077986" border="0" /></a><br />My "Mama" packs me a lunch. It's great. No joke.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteJFihUife8Sc9zIbSpZtVr6fU2w5hQ6GurJA0OvFDSuTtX0HGfXlR9mXyc8EiADHmn6oXwFM7RUdZLXQeBQf9E8EEYK6MGsQ1-lnPimMk30qtQLSIKuT0hKM8w45xzKnebxeUFqq2Ko/s1600-h/213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhteJFihUife8Sc9zIbSpZtVr6fU2w5hQ6GurJA0OvFDSuTtX0HGfXlR9mXyc8EiADHmn6oXwFM7RUdZLXQeBQf9E8EEYK6MGsQ1-lnPimMk30qtQLSIKuT0hKM8w45xzKnebxeUFqq2Ko/s320/213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364453872799689042" border="0" /></a>From the museum.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFjH8N8HPeDrO4q7F5SRyRaG00s2jBPE_7YWMPIuFmTBaiL9CryVltweCafYdfYZrTjiiAxxpWeHPvXWuw9YOCzSJm2vqBqhePFEDIsy1wOXJ22sfetxhfGxWeJvxRqEhoG4fmFrCFuY/s1600-h/006.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPFjH8N8HPeDrO4q7F5SRyRaG00s2jBPE_7YWMPIuFmTBaiL9CryVltweCafYdfYZrTjiiAxxpWeHPvXWuw9YOCzSJm2vqBqhePFEDIsy1wOXJ22sfetxhfGxWeJvxRqEhoG4fmFrCFuY/s320/006.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364450861228070258" border="0" /></a><br />The picture above is from our orientation at the university. The traditional dances were beautiful, and I'm signed up for a class! (One day a week for an hour- sounds good!)Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-286806015957203262.post-1199863993919218352009-07-26T20:54:00.003-07:002009-07-26T20:59:12.250-07:00Host Family<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp5inBJLOT7ofimZ_ciKgzx2a_xJvsWIdXzBjv2xurLMjVHeQm23CiLN87S0x751hTo0AJPC_a2tCEUg0xQirBCT9-4BjFNMr3tytgG0iKn80eTgiA2ntKeMVf5KRIPuXOpw1R1VNLIA/s1600-h/279.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp5inBJLOT7ofimZ_ciKgzx2a_xJvsWIdXzBjv2xurLMjVHeQm23CiLN87S0x751hTo0AJPC_a2tCEUg0xQirBCT9-4BjFNMr3tytgG0iKn80eTgiA2ntKeMVf5KRIPuXOpw1R1VNLIA/s200/279.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362983684143191922" border="0" /></a>Hector, Macarena, my Host mom Lilian and Macarena's aunt. (And their dog, Bastian- like Sebastian from the Little Mermaid.)Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13342711397812017445noreply@blogger.com0