If I could have guessed 10 popular Chilean dishes before moving to this country, I would never have guessed hot dogs … covered with mayonnaise.
Welcome to my new neighborhood!
I live in El Centro de Santiago, which is downtown. My apartment building is just west of the heart of Centro, a few blocks from the historical presidential headquarters (Placio de la Moneda), nightlife and shopping for both locals and tourists.
I leave for Santiago in 21 days! I have almost sealed the deal on my downtown Santiago apartment, and couldn’t be more excited.
I’ve been feeling a bit of positive energy lately … so I just thought I’d spread it around.
Although I’ve always been drawn to stories of transience, it’s personally not my strong suit. Even though I desperately want to discover new things and find myself wrapped up in some dreamlike adventure, change is practically my biggest fear. Perhaps that’s why I look up to people who master it so well. Personally surviving such a lifestyle would mean overcoming a pretty big hurdle, or more likely — a thousand of them, but I’m always up for a challenge. Maybe that is, in part, what my travel bug is about.
