Buenos Aires
View from a cute little cafe
View from a cute little cafe
Pucon
Huge wild spider crawling on my sleeve
Niebla
Pulmay, a feast of shellfish!
Seattle
Post India Bistro lunch
Cooking with Cool people
Torilla that looked suspiciously like the USA...
Pucon
After a very long hike...
Pucon
Waaaater...a hiker's best friend
Seattle
Chilean dinner
Seattle
Homemade Easter ravioli
Seattle
Enjoying some free samples =)
Seattle
BBQ!
Seattle
Hanging out with the Cechonys
Seattle
Some Eastery ice cream
Seattle
Thai food with the family
Seattle
Bella sleeping
Seattle
Making dinner
Seattle
First of several frozen yogurt runs...
Seattle
1am stop at Jimmy John's
Seattle
University farmer's market!
Seattle
Morning stroll with the padres
Seattle
Reunited at last with my bike =)
Seattle
Target!
Seattle
Trader Joe's snacks...utterly delicious
Seattle
My walk home every day last year...
Seattle
Shiny, expensive U- village
Seattle
Never thought I would be taking a picture of a frat, but I get so many questions about them in Chile
Seattle
Riding my bike along the Burke...
Seattle
American= lover of peanut butter
Seattle
Everyone looks a little sleepy in this one...
Seattle
Thoroughly enjoyed my $7 guest pass workout at the IMA
Seattle
Mexican Food!!
Seattle
Getting ready to watch Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D
Seattle
Lunch with Kamla at Blue C
Seattle
At the movies...in 3D!!!
Seattle
Trying Mote con Huesillos
Seattle
Where it all began: Study abroad office at the UW...
Seattle
"study" time with Julie haha
Seattle
Bagel!!
Seattle
Catching up with Kristin
Seattle
dorm room mate reunion
Seattle
Pho!!!
Seattle
Chillaxing at home
Seattle
Burrito! It has been far too long...
Seattle
Coffee break with Kristin =)
Seattle
First BBQ of the year!
Seattle
Hanging out
Seattle
The Quad at the UW =)
Seattle
First rec soccer game of the season!
Seattle
Chilean dinner for friends
Seattle
Serving up a Chilean dinner
Seattle
going out for Thai
Seattle
Friends, meet Chilean food
Seattle
Pretty much all I knew about Chile before arriving last August
Seattle
Cooking up a delicious Friday night dinner with friends
Seattle
Slicing up some membrillo
Seattle
Friend Blanket
Breakfast Time
Paté. Always readily available, yet I have not gotten around to trying it yet...perhaps I am afraid that I might like it...
Valdivia
Breakfast Time
It seems that South America exports all of its gourmet coffee beans
Curiñaco
Punto del Diablo: Uruguay
Interesting dead fish I found on the beach
Breakfast Time
Marco's brand new mug from Easter Island that his sister Claudia brought back for him
Curiñaco
My little friend
Valdivia: Round 2
I was so happy to get on that bus!
San Antonio de Areco
Crazy dog that had so much energy it would put an electron to shame...
San Antonio de Areco
One of the most visually pleasing lunches I have ever tasted...
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Live tango music, I even ended up buying their CD
Buenos Aires
Punto del Diablo
Buenos Aires
Amazing dance show that has made me want to be a more creative individual...honestly
Punto del Diablo
Punto del Diablo
San Antonio de Areco
Lovely...just lovely
San Antonio de Areco
On the bike ride over to see some cows
San Antonio de Areco
Cow!
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
The coolest Nike store I have ever seen
Buenos Aires
Hanging out in the park with cherries and a book
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
There's an awesome little organic cafe near my house :)
Buenos Aires
Traditional mate cups, very very Argentine
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Chiloe
I really want to come back when I have more time
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Interesting flower that I'd never seen before...
Buenos Aires
Cool little offshoot in the Sunday market
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
My room
Buenos Aires
Lovely cafe with amazing desserts
Puppy
Not much bigger than my hand
Buenos Aires
Best tasting $9 steak I have ever encountered
Pancakes!!!
T for Tomás, M for Marcelo, and a backwards R for Regina
Fun times with Mac photo booth
Demonstration for Tomás
Hotel in Valdivia
This is what you do when there is no internet or television to be found
Chiloe
A lovely island with lovely beaches
Chiloe
Chiloe
Chiloe
Beloved island known for delicious seafood
Chiloe
Chiloe
Cows!!
Chiloe
More beautiful views
Chiloe
On our way to find some penguins
Santiago
There were amazing murals painted on these buildings
Santiago
Church we happened upon on our first day
Santiago
The place to be at night apparently
Santiago
Museum with lots of dead animal specimens...
Santiago
I have no idea about this building's history or significance, but I do know that it looks cool
Santiago
Love it
Santiago
At the zoo...I would like to see wild ones at some point
Santiago
In one of the parks, I forgot which one...
Valdivia
Walkway along the river
Mini High School Reunion
By chance two of my high school classmates were in Valdivia as well so we had a little picnic and talked about how much better life is post-"golden years"
Valdivia
Remains of Spanish tower that I finally got around to taking a picture of
Viña del Mar
During a residential walk around town
Valparaiso
Another cute cat that I hung out with for a while
Olmue
I loved that town...
The Avocado
Not to be confused with the overpriced and under ripe product found in the US
Olmue
Walking around town before we went over to the lady's house for lunch
Vina del Mar
I think that someone lives in that castle...it had a house number and everything. Can you even imagine what that would be like???
Santiago Zoo
On of the most distinctive animals I have ever seen
Santiago
This tennis player won Chile the only silver in the Olympics and his face is everywhere...which is fine by me
Valparaiso
Catching our breath from all that walking
Valparaiso
There were cats and dogs roaming the streets everywhere and I couldn't help but take some pictures of them
Valparaiso
Pretty colors on pretty buildings
Valparaiso
Tunnel leading to the ancient elevator up the hill
Santiago
In that suspended pod ride I described earlier
Vina del Mar
Interesting rabbit-like flower that I had never seen before
Santiago
Amazing castle on top of a hill in the center of town
Santiago
First meal after our 10 hour bus ride...it was heavenly
Santiago
Near our hotel
On the way to Valdivia
Passing over the Andes
Wow!
On my way from Santiago to Valdivia
Dinero
I always think it's interesting to compare the money in different countries...in case you do too here's a picture
Santiago
Me tactfully demonstrating how to use the public toilet paper dispenser
¡Gringos!
For better or worse, we stand out a bit...
Chilean Perro
Dog that kept barking at me as it got progressively further away. Please note the leather jacket it's wearing.
Friends
Sophia! She plans to stay here for the year too!!
In the Supermercado
Look at all those avocados!
Valdivia
My new home
Sea Lion
Lethal combination of blubber and muscle
My Cell
Yeah...it seems as though I've regressed a little with the phone situation. I figure, color screen isn't really a priority right now.
Empanadas!
Traditional Chilean pastry filled with meat, shellfish, or cheese. They can be fried but my mom insists on baking them : )
Wildlife
There are interesting mini-hawk birds here
Universidad Austral
Centro de Idiomas: hot spot for the exchange students
Valdivia
Dusk...
More Sea Lions
They look harmless, but it took a lot of courage for me to get close enough to take this picture...
Valdivia
Walking alongside the river
Valdivia
During my nature walk
Valdivia
During on of my particularly long walks around town
Rainy Season in Valdivia
You don't want to get hit by that wave of dirty water, TRUST me...
Valdivia
Clear display of the German influence on the city known for great beer, bread, and chocolate
More empanadas!
In fried form
Valdivia
Plaza in the center of town
The Mall
My home away from home away from home when I didn't have internet in my house
Valdivia
On my way toward the plaza
Fish Market
Type Valdivia Chile into google and this is what you'll find
The Coast
About a 30 min bus ride from Valdivia
Valdivia
The fish market, although you probably could have deduced that...
At the fish market in Valdivia
Everyone waiting for the scraps to get tossed
Valdivia
A pelican, because they amuse me
Valdivia
A pretty house, no historical significance whatsoever
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