Made it to Chile after so much airport craziness. Went to sleep with shivers from the ice storm in Washington and woke up to the heat from the South American sun through the airplane window. After long lines and taxis and stamps (Latin American governments love stapling stuff into your passport, don't they?), I immediately ditched my things and headed into the city. Saw the Cathedral, ate a real life empanada and checked out the Pre-Columbian art museum, where they had very eerie black mummies. I am most happy to simply be here. I finally made it to South America, even if it is under dubious circumstances (more on that later). I snapped this photo exactly one hour ago--two friends hanging out on a stoop. It's kind of how I feel now: content, unassuming, but a little bit exposed.
January 29, 2009
Santiago
Made it to Chile after so much airport craziness. Went to sleep with shivers from the ice storm in Washington and woke up to the heat from the South American sun through the airplane window. After long lines and taxis and stamps (Latin American governments love stapling stuff into your passport, don't they?), I immediately ditched my things and headed into the city. Saw the Cathedral, ate a real life empanada and checked out the Pre-Columbian art museum, where they had very eerie black mummies. I am most happy to simply be here. I finally made it to South America, even if it is under dubious circumstances (more on that later). I snapped this photo exactly one hour ago--two friends hanging out on a stoop. It's kind of how I feel now: content, unassuming, but a little bit exposed.
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Jealous, jealous, jealous (jealous, jealous, jealous). Can't wait to hear ALL!
That's not just Latin american govts - try being a foreigner comming to the US - you get 1) a big visa stuck in your passport (whole page, PLUS 2) a stamp PLUS 3) another white card stapled into your passport, PLUS 4) I'm on a dodgy visa so they make me carry arround an extra letter-sized sheet of paper that I have to have if i want to get into the country......
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