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El Gran Final de Sudamerica: Chile
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El Gran Final de Sudamerica: Chile

Though very cliché to say, there is no where in the world like Chile. The landscape is magnificent and all-encompassing,…

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Top 5 Things I’ll Miss about Chile
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Top 5 Things I’ll Miss about Chile

I’m leaving in less than two weeks! It’s so bizarre. These days have gone by so quickly. What am I…

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School’d Chilean Style
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School’d Chilean Style

I finally started school today. I was supposed to start a few weeks ago, but it was almost impossible to…

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“Camping” in Chile
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“Camping” in Chile

It’s winter; I am not actually camping. I’ve been more or less couch surfing at my American friend’s house. It’s…

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A Recap: Chicureo
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A Recap: Chicureo

Sorry I haven’t been blogging lately. It’s been a mixture of a lack of energy, things to blog about, and…

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Apple Pie and Gohan: First Impressions
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Apple Pie and Gohan: First Impressions

I’m currently in a little region in the north called Chicuero. I’m still in Santiago, but it doesn’t feel like…

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The City Within the City: Chicureo, Chile
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The City Within the City: Chicureo, Chile

I’m leaving Santiago (sort of). I will not be in Huechuraba as I previously understood but in a location called…

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Where the Hell Am I?
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Where the Hell Am I?

Right now, I am in Santiago, Chile but in a new location. I am no longer in Puente Alto but…

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¡Vamos al Nuevo Barrio!: Moving in Chile
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¡Vamos al Nuevo Barrio!: Moving in Chile

I may have forgotten to mention this, but the family I am with now is actually just my Welcome Family.…

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¡Estoy en Chile!
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¡Estoy en Chile!

Estoy en Chile (I’m in Chile). I have been here for about a full day and so far, I have…

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42. Drink a lot of water when you are traveling especially when you are sick. Just do it.
63. You’ll meet a lot of Australians backpacking. Get to know them; they are brilliant.
114. What you “home cook” often tells what culture(s) you’re from. It is one of the most honest indicators.
73. Stay out late, let the night guide itself; I’m more of “the night is still young” sort of guy though.
79. Everyone should offer a small sacrifice annually to Student Agency because it is a deity in its own right.
7. Dogs are relatively the same around the world – all they want is a belly rub.
12. Chile is not the country to bargain in.
24. You don’t have to convert or become a devout follower of the faith, but enjoy and experience the many beliefs of this world. They vary from ritual to messiah, so try some out for size when traveling. Visit a mosque or dance a kagura. You never know which spiritualities will be the most fun, if any.
6. Just because you have an outlet adapter that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to charge your technology well. 
121. Using a little Mexican slang will get you a long way, wey.

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And now, all in my own countree, I stood on the fi And now, all in my own countree,
I stood on the firm land!
The Hermit stepped forth from the boat,
And scarcely he could stand.
 
'O shrieve me, shrieve me, holy man!'
The Hermit crossed his brow.
'Say quick,' quoth he, 'I bid thee say—
What manner of man art thou?'
당신은 도대체 어떤 사람이오?
 
Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched
With a woful agony,
Which forced me to begin my tale;
And then it left me free.
 
즉시 내 몸은
참담한 고뇌로 뒤틀리고
나는 내 이야기를 시작하게 돼소
그러자 내 가슴이 후련해졌소
 
Since then, at an uncertain hour,
That agony returns:
And till my ghastly tale is told,
This heart within me burns.
 
그 때 이래로 불시로
그 고뇌는 다시 찾아 오지요
그러면 내 끔찍한 이야기가 다 끝날 때까지
내 가슴은 답답하지요
 
I pass, like night, from land to land;
I have strange power of speech;
That moment that his face I see,
I know the man that must hear me:
To him my tale I teach.
 
나는 마치 암혹처럼 이리 저리 떠돌아 다리지요
나는 언어의 이상한 힘을 가졌 소
내가 어떤 사람을 보는 순간
그가 내 이야기를 들어야 할 사람인지를 곧 알죠
그러면 나는 그에게 내 이야기를 들려 주죠
 
-       ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ 노수부의 노래 by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
 
안성에서 오셨습니다
 
제가 어렸을 때 후추를 재배하셨습니다
 
외국 땅에서 아이 세 분을 키우셨습니다
 
우리에게 모든 것을 올리셨습니다
 
그럼 지금 쉬고 있으십니다
 
항상 제가 사랑할거예요, 할아버지
 
I will always love you, Halabaji #사랑해
dos salchichas alemanas. levadura. • • • • dos salchichas alemanas. levadura.
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It’s an infestation 🐭 
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shrubbery is her own Jurassic Park 🦖• • • shrubbery is her own Jurassic Park 🦖•
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New Year starting with same ol’ food, no complai New Year starting with same ol’ food, no complaints 🍲🇰🇷🥟

Braised beef with dumplings & rice cakes 떡 / Bibimbap with 4 types of kimchi 
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@zarakvancouver is a lovely experience with Afghan @zarakvancouver is a lovely experience with Afghan cuisine 🇦🇫 (افغان پخلی/آشپزی افغانی)

Try mantou, kebab, palaw, and saffron tea, portions perfect for sharing!

Service is impeccable and kind, with a perhaps overly organized reservation system xoxo
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Not a winter weenie 🌭❄️😮‍💨 • • Not a winter weenie 🌭❄️😮‍💨
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