January 20, 2009

From the far corners of the world

From Chile

Hostels are a great meeting spot. There are few other places where you can gather around a table and have a good conversation with people from so many other countries: Ireland, England, Brazil, Chile, Estonia, Spain, Japan, Australia...like a mini U.N. without all the squabbling...

From Chile

The first night, I stayed up late talking to the girl from Estonia, the Irish couple, and the professor from Cal State San Bernardino. We shared stories, exchanged travel tips, and passed on the second and third-hand stories from the road.

The second night we celebrated at an asada (Chilean style BBQ) with our Chilean friends--good food, good music, and more good conversation.

From Chile

They introduced us to this drink--a carved out melon, with pineapple ice cream and white wine. I liked this better than pisco sours. We played a game of pass the melon, and everyone got a taste.

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