Sunday, November 16, 2008
Free Hugs
So yesterday in Santiago, Me and a couple of friends were walking downtown, having a great day with ice cream and what not, and ran into a group of people giving out free hugs. When asked why, they said simply to bring good cheer to Santiago.......sweet. I think there should be free hug groups everywhere.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Argentina
Welcome to Argentina!
So , the first few days in Argenitna have been a little bit of an opposite culture shock. I feel like I ma back in the developed world now.
The shock came rather quickly, on the first bus-ride into Cordoba.
WHAT? no garbage lining the roads?
WHAT? organized farming with Tractors?
WHAT? Seats on the toilets?
WHAT? No vendors hounding you at every turn?
WHAT? A taxi-meter?
All things that have changed drastically from my first 3 countries.
ANother shocker is he time frame here. Let me explain.
People here go out ridiculously late. In fact, you cannot even eat dinner here until after 9pm. Most restaurants will not serve dinner until that time. SO you eat dinner until 10 or 11, then go home and get ready to go out, start pre drinking, and then actually go out around 2am. That is correct folks, people go out after the bars back home would close. It makes for an evening that stretches to 6-7 am....kinda kills the next day but is super fun.
ANother difference here in Argentina is the accent. I was doing great in Bolivia with conversing in Spanish but this accent is goignt o take some getting used to . WOW they speakl fast. It is like the Newfie of South America. (sorry if any wonderful Newfoundlanders are reading this)
Cheers
So , the first few days in Argenitna have been a little bit of an opposite culture shock. I feel like I ma back in the developed world now.
The shock came rather quickly, on the first bus-ride into Cordoba.
WHAT? no garbage lining the roads?
WHAT? organized farming with Tractors?
WHAT? Seats on the toilets?
WHAT? No vendors hounding you at every turn?
WHAT? A taxi-meter?
All things that have changed drastically from my first 3 countries.
ANother shocker is he time frame here. Let me explain.
People here go out ridiculously late. In fact, you cannot even eat dinner here until after 9pm. Most restaurants will not serve dinner until that time. SO you eat dinner until 10 or 11, then go home and get ready to go out, start pre drinking, and then actually go out around 2am. That is correct folks, people go out after the bars back home would close. It makes for an evening that stretches to 6-7 am....kinda kills the next day but is super fun.
ANother difference here in Argentina is the accent. I was doing great in Bolivia with conversing in Spanish but this accent is goignt o take some getting used to . WOW they speakl fast. It is like the Newfie of South America. (sorry if any wonderful Newfoundlanders are reading this)
Cheers
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Bolivia
IS very beautiful!, Some highlights,
Death Road. Man this was cool, from 4700m to 1100m on a bike, with cliffs and waterfalls and rivers, pics soon I hope!
Halloween in La Paz. Big Party in the Hostal, everyoine was dressed up, it was quite cool, a nice halloween seeing I was away from the real halloween parties.
Markets. You can buy ANYTHING in the markets here, I mean anything. Electorinics, Irons, Food, Clothes, anything.
Salara de Uyuni, mind boggling amounts of Salt.
Why are there no seats on the toilets?
Why are there no toilets on the busses? Why does the bus without toilets only stop once in a 12 hour ride?
Why do the fake tourist police have to have robbed sooo many people (not me luckily...knock on wood)?
Death Road. Man this was cool, from 4700m to 1100m on a bike, with cliffs and waterfalls and rivers, pics soon I hope!
Halloween in La Paz. Big Party in the Hostal, everyoine was dressed up, it was quite cool, a nice halloween seeing I was away from the real halloween parties.
Markets. You can buy ANYTHING in the markets here, I mean anything. Electorinics, Irons, Food, Clothes, anything.
Salara de Uyuni, mind boggling amounts of Salt.
Why are there no seats on the toilets?
Why are there no toilets on the busses? Why does the bus without toilets only stop once in a 12 hour ride?
Why do the fake tourist police have to have robbed sooo many people (not me luckily...knock on wood)?
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