Club Presidente Concepcion

... and re creating a homely feel i think we were all very put out when other people arrived at óur´ hostel! I had heard rumours of an amazing empanada (almost like a cornish pasty) that was 6 km away at another beach, so did i push bike run for everyone on an undersided bike, with again no gears, along to get this infamous pasties (They didnt live up to the hype but the scenery was amazing!).. the crew that had ...

We verlaten het merengebied en gaan verder met onze tocht naar het noorden, via de rio Bio Bio naar Concepcion, de tweede grootste stad van Chile waar we een afspraak hebben met Dania, een weerzien voor Constanza 18 jaar later. Een kort bezoek aan de stad, enorm druk. Daarna samen met Dania haar familie een gezellige avond met lekker (en veel) eten - BBQ met heel lekker vlees.

... coal mines, and they made a famous film about the mine here a few years ago. Now the mine is closed, but is opened for tourists to visit the mine, which extends about 3km out under the sea. The trip down the mine was really impressive, again the miner who was taking us could only speak Spanish, so it was good for improving our language skills, we headed down a lift for about 40metres, then we walked about for 1 hour under the ground. Mining must have ...

My luggage has arrived, yippee! I had to buy some emergency clothes to survive the last few days but i now have my bad and everything that i put in it. This is very good. I had a lovely time at Lake Lanalhue (a lake about 3 hours drive south of Conception) we stayed in a cabin with amazing views of the lake and i got to go canoing on the lake which was spectacular, I was the only person out on the ...

hey, die letzte woche concepcion und damit as ende mein** zweiten reiseetappe hat begonnen. es ist noch viel zu organisi**en bevor es losgeht. bei meinem praktikum muss ich eine endpraesentation halten und noch die ein od** and**e arbeit einreichen. und dann beginnt am wochenende auch noch die EM. sehr ...

... for, I probably would have hopped on the plane right then and there. But I did make it to the theater...3 buses and 1.5 hours later. Needless to say, the show was over. Experiences like that are both frustrating and humbling. But most days are different. Most days I really enjoy the challenges that this trip presents me, and would gladly stay a few more months. And even though Chilean Spanish is ...

... I spoke with the head of the English department, and she invited me to participate in conversation tables with her students. Basically, we would spend half the time talking in english and half talking in spanish. So I've saved the most challenging aspect of Concepcion for last: my family. Silvia, the mom, is an accountant that works at the University and Roberto, the dad, is a business teacher. There are two sons, Christian and Maricio, who are 28 ...

... day of relaxation. Thank you lovely Kaeko for the pretty card! It took two weeks to arrive from London and I was soo happy to get mail! What a nice surprise... ¡Se nota que tu castellano ha mejorado! Tuli talviturkki heitettya jaatavassa tyynessa valtameressa. Huh. Ehka kiljuttiin enemman sita, etta meri oli taynna kaiken maailman otuksia ja levaa kuin veden kylmyytta. Kokemus kylla.

... was meant to meet up with bailed on him (i would too if i were them) so he was too annoyed to go out, Linz´s cough (yes cough, not cold, not flu...cough) was apparently so bad he didn't want to go out either so i got stuck in party town with no partyers. All this heartache was made up for three fold the next day when we visited our first football match. It was the second last game of the season and if the leaders (Colo Colo) won then they ...

... of the shops and restaurants that I frequented! Now I am going out with the sisters and again cousin Vanessa. So life is very full right now! I am loving being here. like I said, it feels so familiar and so comfortable...which is really nice after so many months of new places and people. I am heading to Buenos Aires on Tuesday and its looking like I will spend some significant time there in Argentina and hopefully in Brazil too.