A few "quickies" about Chile- •Apparently there isnt a piece of corn anywhere on the Southern cone of South America. Even their "Mexican" (wannabe) food is all from flour. And worse, no one even understands what I mean when I try asking if it's made of corn... Bread. Everywhere is bread. And ice cream, despite the fact that it's freezing everyone is always eating ice cream. • As sophisticated and advanced as Chile is compared to other countries in Latin Am...

Valparaiso (or Valpo for short)- I've been here roughly 3 days and have had many different opinions of Valpo. I've been thinking a lot what I would put in my blog and how to put some of it in words. It's not easy... Of course I only have my own experience to base off of so it's a little biased. For me personally, Valparaiso has been a middle place, a pitstop to contemplate everything. It's also been one of the lonelier places for me, which is ironic because thi...

I guess I should dedicate this one to Marzhel because when I said I wanted to skip Chile and stay in Colombia another week, he was stern like a parent: "you can't write Chile off, trust me you'll like it." I've only been in Santiago so far, and... I do love it. I love all these different places I'm visiting in different ways. I'm finding something unique in each place that I love for a different reason. I almost feel like each city/town is like a different charac...