Sara modeling the gifts I gave her

And the roommate returns

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August 19th 2007
My rooomate, Sara, went home for a long vacation the end of July, about a month total. She finally returned last Wednesday....her birthday!!! Her wonderful boyfriend, Mauricio, Mauro (pronounced Mow-ro) threw her a surprise birthday party that night. It was a blast. I think it was the first chilean party I have been to where I didn´t feel completely out of place or out of the loop on. ... read more

South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Viña del Mar

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more