Santiago

They love Fiestas Patrias, or Independence Day, in Santiago. I’m talking five-day festivals, decorations in every bar and restaurant for weeks, and flags everywhere. People seem to be more excited about Independence Day than we’ve ever seen anyone be about futbal (and they also love futbal in South America). We didn’t plan to be in Santiago for …

We have arrived at our last country in South America! That means only five more days of bumbling Spanish, business hours we will never understand and history lessons of Spanish conquests of ancient civilizations. In a way, I can’t believe we’re already here, and yet it also feels like a lifetime ago that we got off …