sweet bulletin board I admit that this is the first blog that I have read in its entirety. Thank you Colin for taking that pic of Carly with the pics of my bambinos in the background- took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes in a surprisingly quick fashion- apparently I allow myself to be on the edge of my experience more often now. My broccoli is probably mush at this point- and we're having spanish tortilla sobras con pimientos rojos- for dinner. I love to hear your voice in your writing. You are very clever and witty- in your cynical way. ;) ha. You sound optimistic and happpy- anticipating the next chapter. xo
immersion It sounds like a great trip, and your comfort to both the culture and the language also sounds like it's increasing. We do, however, need to talk about your Toulouse Lautrec homage on your face.
Enjoy Spring,
Ed
WOW! You are so brave and the parts I enjoyed most were your allusions and metaphors. I would like to know how you escaped from the hole with snowshoes afoot. Happy you are home with a blog, pictures and frostbitten toes. Bravo for you!!
belated worries Colin,
Had I known what you were up to, I'd have been frantic with worry! Reading your account after the fact, however, was extremely entertaining. Now get thee to a doctor with those feet!
Not good enough for parents and sibs?? So, how come we didn't get to sample these pork chops and pineapple drink? :) It would probably have been better than the lamb. :)
memories both the completo and the terremoto were brought up in conversation last week. glad to see an homage to the some of the grossest/entertaining parts of santiago.
Cartagena is beautiful! I was very happy to visit Cartagena, what a magical town, great tips and selective information about the lifestyle visit http://lifestylecartagena.com
living vicariously looks like especially good fun from a three bedroom with two kids in tucson, az. cheers.
p.s. even though he is a man in the photo, it's 'la muerte'...chalk it up to etymological evolution, i suppose.
Great description and photos Colin,
How does Columbia's Carnival compare to Brazil's? Your photos are superb, and indicated that Columbia had a fantastic parade. Did you get the closeups by using a telephoto lens, or did you just snap the photos up close?
Love,Mom
Monkey Puzzle Trees. We have quite a few Araucarias around Portland. I have one in a pot out front. I imagine it's quite impressive to see a forest of them. Good to see that your knees are still holding up.
Where's the Wormwood? This trip was made much more enjoyable by 500ml of Absynth delivered by a Swiss friend. I never thought I would say I like the taste, but after 25km you tend to like water that tastes like fire.
more or less agree entirely. there is certainly no doubt that the US and senor kissenger played a pretty major role in economically destabilizing the country and strongly encouraging the coup in Chile as well as across South and Latin America. however, i think the overarching objective was get rid of Allende and the communist 'threat'. The relationship with the Chicago Boys and becoming poster child for implementing neo-liberalism was secondary though assuredly strongly encouraged. I believe that at first, the cartel of generals were hesitant, but later persuaded to implement the 'necessary' neo-liberal economic 'reforms'. Even as poster child, Pinochet didn't go all in. CODELCO, or whatever they were calling the copper industry at the time, stayed in the hands of the State. Most everything else followed the model and got privatized though.
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Yein Fonda
It's too bad you missed Yein Fonda. Have you heard "Los Tres"?...they're good.