Tag Archives: Travel

Podcasts and Other False Predictions

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Daniel

The last two days have been pretty brutal transport-only days, with something like 9+ hours Thursday and significantly more today. Why did I go to Argentina for 15 hours, you ask? I originally came to Chile on a student visa, … Continue reading →

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Etcetera, and Such

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Daniel

The last few months have been a bit crazy, which would be an excellent excuse to account for my lack of blogging, but the truth lies somewhere between inertia, laziness and malaise, though I’m only about 2/3 confident about the … Continue reading →

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Lima: LAN, Chifa, and Walter the Language Guy (Peru Part 1)

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Daniel

Our journey began at 4:30 in the morning in the Santiago airport: a group of 11 bleary-eyed Gringos carefully checking and rechecking our bags, and getting ready for the trip. Most had been able to grab a few hours of … Continue reading →

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And on your right, you’ll see Santiago, the capital and largest city of Chile…

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Daniel

Right now I’m procrastinating going to bed, which is somewhat of a bad idea, considering that I need to get up early to make it to the strangely prohibitive 8:30-11:30 am hours for the American Embassy tomorrow for their help … Continue reading →

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The Plan, Stan (Part 2)

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Daniel

Santiago is a different city in the spring, which it finally finally is. Sure, the temperature still varies wildly and the sky is known to occasionally open up with a 10-minute rain and hail downpour, but for the most part … Continue reading →

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One Month Reflections: On Power, Journalism and Pool

Posted on July 22, 2009 by Daniel

“Arbitrary power is like most other things which are very hard, very liable to be broken.” Boy, ain’t that the truth. And as I’m pretty sure the great thinker Kareem Abdul-Jabar was trying to say, in our time, when your … Continue reading →

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Back From the Beach: A Summary

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Daniel

Full update to come, for now a few key highlights: • Beach at night • Pasta with crazy sauce (with crazy) • wine • the Pacifier / Rambo – the two movies that can be most easily translated to Spanish … Continue reading →

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When in Rome…

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Daniel

Insert witty welcome back opening. Our group just got back from a couple days at the beach, which is not quite what it sounds like, but was amazing nonetheless. We’re still in the introductory stage, which means no class yet, … Continue reading →

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She packed my bags last night, preflight…

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Daniel

Two pair black pants, check. One pair black boots, check. Two pair black socks, check. One black jacket, check. Three hundred dollars personal burial money, check. I am Jack’s overstuffed suitcase. I hate packing, especially because the time I’m going … Continue reading →

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