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NEW YEAR
... invite you to their homes. Sadly we couldn't do it but their local knowledge gave us a wealth of new places to head for many of which are not in the books. One chap told us his story of the earthquake 5 years ago as he woke at 2.00am to find his was the only house standing in the street.
His city was called Concepcion, and the government sponsored reconstruction has resulted in beautiful highways and ...
Christmas time, no mistletoe but WINE!!
... br>
For the Israelis, this was their first Christmas, and for most of the rest of us, our first Channukkah, so it was a grand Christmakkah celebration, first lighting the shabbat candles (6 because it's the 6th day of the festival) and humming along to the Hebrew songs before tucking in to some fab grub. We also had "vin au fraises" from the frenchies as a Xmas drink.
I got a couple ...
Temporary Visa granted
Yeah, we got a call last night from Ben - the immigration office took his number as he speaks fluent Spanish - we have to go to Temuco first thing Friday morning. Good news is NO FINE. Ben can't join us as he is going to Santiago, but we should be fine.
We caught the 7am bus to Temuco and we saw the same lady as before (not Ingrid). She was very friendly and smiley. We completed some more paperwork and we now have a ...
Teaching English
... for it :-(
The first class was seriously nerve racking. Why? I felt so un-prepared. Lesson 1 - always be prepared!!
In the end I did 8 hours worth of teaching over the month. Mainly with just Felipe but occasionally with a girl called Fernanda. Felipe is 5 years old and so smart. When teaching kids you have to keep them occupied - they got so bored so easily. ...
Feeling Chile
... our brakes for slowing down were either our elbows or the pick axe again… Luckily no one got hurt and after a few good laughs, got down the mountain soaked and exhausted.
Pucon is a beautiful town, that almost looks like a ski lodge with many wooden cabins. We had an awesome time and Pucon gets a volcano erupting ...


