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My old shower sandals - what emotional attachment could I have to these smelly, dirty things? Well, these shower sandals have been my loyal companions on 5 backpacking trips, and have visited 17 countries with me. I know it sounds stupid, but we've been through a lot together!
Unfortunately, one set of straps keeps popping out of one, making it impossible to walk with them. The other one is perfectly fine, but what good is one sandal? And deep down, I knew what would happen ... this couple has been together for over 2 years. If I threw out only one, I know that the other would slowly wither away, and eventually die of a broken heart ...
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 
