South America.....a great adventure, I remember back to the months before i arrived in Latin america thinking that this place would be the place that would make or break me, the media which had been my backbone for sustaining information regarding these places had etched these images on my mind which i would find very hard to shake off. Images of danger, theft and uncivilised behaviour, as i stepped cravenly off the plane in Santiago my main concern being the language barrier I caught a taxi and arrived at my hostel in Santiago, i ventured to the nearest shop which happened to be a garage over the road from me, ill at ease would be the best way to describe how i felt as i stood there clutching a bottle of water and a bag of
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