Completo fattening
Hey folks!
Orientation from the USAC program is over and I am on my own now! Things have been going very well and I am meeting a lot of people. I've been exploring around the city the last two days with this guy from my USAC program and a Spaniard who has lived in my residencia for 3 months. The nights here are extremely late. People don't eat dinner till around 9 or 10. The clubs are all empty till around 1 and are most crowded around 2, most people don't go home until around 4. This has made for some exhausting evenings and it is definately not a habit that I'm going to pick up. Chilean food is also something that I don't expect to follow too much. I'm sure you have never seen a Chilean restaraunt in the states, and there is a good reason for that. Not all Chilean food is terrible, but most of it is really disguisting. Today I had a Completo, a dish that you see on every street in Santiago. A completo is basically a hotdog smothered with a heap of peeled tomato (Chileans peel everything even if it isnt neccesary), onions, and a disguisting amount of mayo. The people here use mayonnaise like it's salt. They sell it in giant bags in the grocery store attached to a tiny box of crackers. All in all the Chilean diet is pretty grody! I think that by the time I leave I may actually give in and hit up some "American" restaraunts.
posted by Vaughn @ 7:51 PM
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Vaughn, you would be so proud of me. We went to some yard sales, and I bought a book called 'Spanish in 32 lessons'. And today I begin my first lesson: ?Es un coche negro? Si, es un coche negro.
Yeah the food does sound pretty rank, but we did have quite a nice chilean cafe near where Inti lived in Wellington, they made the mean as meat kebabs. Well, enjoy matey potatey
The FOOD sounds like a horror movie waiting to happen...
Thank you for using "grody." That took me back to 7th grade. If you would've said, "gag me with a spoon," while clad in legwarmers you would've garnered the gold star for the day.
btw...my blogger identity is the same one i use for my school blogs. as i'm sure you know, i'm not usually all that formal.
Jono, you would be proud of me too. I tried to befriend the one Kiwi on the trip but she is kind of weird and is an uber-feminist. Too much fresh air will do that to you.
For the record I think that grody is a timeless word for all generations.
You'll see, by the end of your stay there you will be well accustomed to the late nights. After only a month in Spain I was used dinners that last until midnight and outings that last until four. You just may adjust! Are there siestas in Chile?
There arent official siestas as sanctioned by the government but that doesn't mean much anyways. Most people take an hour or two off in the afternoon, it's hard to find restaraunts serving food from 2-4ish. Unfortunately school continues without napping.
You have to eat food like that since you'll burn all those calories getting to and from classes everyday!
That Mayonaise thing
Is that where they got that holiday
Sinko The Mayo?
That Mayonaise thing
Is that where they got that holiday
Sinko The Mayo?
That Mayonaise thing
Is that where they got that holiday
Sinko The Mayo?
ew mayo
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