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March 28, 2003
Passport humor
-----Original Message-----
From: D Sr.
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003
To: D Jr.
Subject: Passport
I received the copy of your passport in yesterday's mail. I'm a little confused, though, because the photo appears to be that of a member of the Irish Republican Army.
D Sr.
-----Original Message-----
From: D Jr.
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003
To: D Sr.
Subject: RE: Passport
Hey... I didn't want a pretty picture in case the carabineros stop me in the desert when I haven't had a shower in four days- I wouldn't want them thinking I've got a stolen passport.
D Jr.
Posted at 04:14 PM, #
February 18, 2003
friends
Last night I paid an after-dinner visit to my friends E and S, who recently bought a house just down the street from me. E's a computer science student at the university, and a native of Chile (most recently from Antofagasta.) Offering me a drink, E suggested I sample pisco, a distilled wine of muscatel grapes. My first taste was a few sips of straight pisco (sweet tasting, reminiscent of a desert wine), and then E proceeded to mix pisco sours: lemons, pisco and egg white for body (left out for our tasting). ?Everything in Chile is pisco, pisco, pisco. Piscolas [pisco and coke] is the main drink at parties,? E reported. ?The beer is terrible.? S chimed in that she thought there was now a brewery in Santiago. ?And then of course there's all the wine.? Settling into our seats for a conversation warmed by their blazing wood stove, E implored that I had better get used to pisco given its prevalance in Chile.
Our conversation careened from issue to issue, providing a quick survey of as much of my trip planning as possible. Are you going to learn Spanish? (?I ordered some books of Amazon yesterday.?) Will you make it to Torres del Paine (?I really can't get there in winter can I??) Are you willing to fly to get to places when you're there? (?Seems like the best way to get around in such a huge country.?)
Then E provided me with the guidance I was hoping for. ?You should check out Chilo? It's going to be rainy when you are there, but I think you'll really like it.? I nodded in agreement. I'd been hoping to see the southern regions of the country, but had been waiting for some prodding and confirmation that people actually do head south of Santiago in the dead of winter. ?Fly to Puerto Montt and then head for Ancud.?
By now, E was firing off places names in the rapid fire speaking the guide book warned me about. Was this to be my first introduction to Chilean Spanish? I kept up, taking in the proper pronunciation of towns and cities I'd read about in my book. E kindly corrected a double ?ll? mispronunciation with the patient pride of a school teacher and I was grateful, eager to soak up conversation experience before I head south.
?And I'll have to hook you up with my uncle. He's a character.? I raised an eyebrow. ?He's a cool guy. He's gonna give you so much sh#t for being an American.?
I took the playful jab in stride, knowing the conversation was headed to another subject on which I hoped to gain E's perspective: what did Chileans think of Americans given our role in Allende's 1973 overthrow (the other September 11th) and subsequent installation of one of modern history's most murderous thugs? ?So... you pretty much grew up under Pinochet didn't you?? I awkwardly offered, hoping to spark a discussion but tentative that I might be crossing a line. E and I had had plenty of conversations about U.S. and global politics but it occurred to me I'd never inquired as to his thought's on his own country's past. ?Yeah, growing up, it was like I was in a bubble. I just didn't know. Then, when I became a rebellious kid, right before the '88 elections, I started to question everything. My parents quickly cautioned me, ?Shhh! Do you know what you are doing?!??
?Things are much better now. The weird thing is that so much of what changed during that time has made the country economically strong. But they went about it the wrong way.? I looked down at my drink, soaking in E's understatement. ?Do you know about Victor Jara?? I searched my memory for some recollection. ?No, I don't think I've read about him.? ?He was a folk singer. They took him to a stadium after Allende was overthrown, cut off his hands, threw his guitar at him and said, ?play this.?? E's matter of fact delivery knocked me off balance. E smiled, ?Yeah, my uncle is going to give you so much sh#t."
We talked of my other hoped for destinations. S, an American who's traveled extensively in Latin America, expressed her jealousy and excitement for me. ?Do you want us to help prepare you for Chile David?? E inquired as we bade our good nights. I nodded emphatically, knowing my education had already begun.
I'm thankful to have S and E as friends. I'm looking forward to more of their guidance.
Posted at 09:13 AM, #
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