tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post6575146813671246321..comments2023-12-21T22:03:18.964-08:00Comments on Sound and fury, signifying nothing: Puerto Montt, Chile: Alps, churches, and brawlersDade Cariagahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431049944346345893noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-91773844309209172182012-10-26T14:30:50.672-07:002012-10-26T14:30:50.672-07:00There's nothing like the feeling of being way ...There's nothing like the feeling of being way out there really far from the land we call home.<br />I was born and raised in Santiago, Chile and I know the Pto Montt area and the spots you mention in your blog. It is a beautiful area with many sort of remote and lonely places. I always remember hitchhiking around that area of Chile as a young teenager and feeling the freedom to decide where to go next at the spare of a moment. I've been hooked on that feeling ever since.<br />Perhaps that is part of the reason I now live in California and I am a Chilean-American citizen.<br />I spent my most miserable Christmas back in 1984 during my first year in the US. I was in Ft. Worth, TX struggling to adjust to the US/local culture. Not an easy task!!! It was a cold snowy night and I was the only soul left in the building - normally inhabited by college students which were all gone for Christmas break. I had two quarters to my name and absolutely nothing al all too eat.<br />The next day, I used one of my quarters to make a call and was lucky to find a friend that came to my rescue.<br />Life is an adventure! <br />Thanks for sharing your experience!<br />Bernardo<br /> Bernardonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-59591218969179353502010-05-20T04:42:15.256-07:002010-05-20T04:42:15.256-07:00Interesting travel read. These are kinds of exper...Interesting travel read. These are kinds of experiences that stick through hey.<br /><br />Peace brother,<br />RidwanRidwanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758153484699728802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119906447472922361.post-54038007505691321852010-05-18T21:12:37.905-07:002010-05-18T21:12:37.905-07:00My loneliest Christmas ever was spent in a foreign...My loneliest Christmas ever was spent in a foreign land by myself. Christmas 1990 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a foot of pristine snow upon the ground causing an unearthly hush. I walked around in a wintry silence, my first Christmas Eve alone, looking at the festive lights and knowing that no-one in the world was thinking of me at that point.Dan Binmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631203781543243534noreply@blogger.com