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Goodbye Santiago, Hello Castro

Posted on 22 May, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

There were a couple of words and a couple of phrases that I learned fairly quickly on arriving in Santiago a couple of weeks ago. For instance, Stacey taught me that the two most important words to know on the … Continue reading →

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Another week in Santiago

Posted on 16 May, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

One thing I’ve noticed about Santiago since arriving has been that the drivers here are much more courteous to pedestrians than what I’m used to. When crossing a road at an intersection, turning drivers will typically give way to pedestrians … Continue reading →

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Diabetic Chocolate

Posted on 15 May, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Before I left New Zealand, Stacey put through a special request for me to bring lots of New Zealand chocolate. Even though I only bothered to bring some standard supermarket chocolate (500 grams of standard dairy milk, 250 grams of … Continue reading →

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One week in Santiago

Posted on 14 May, 2007 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I{ve been in Santiago for}} a week now, and it{s been an interesting experience… not the least of which has been to disa}cover that the keyboards are very differentn in their layout over here. For the rest of this entry, … Continue reading →

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