Tuesday, January 20, 2009

In Santiago!

After what seems like the longest trip ever, I've finally arrived in Santiago.
 
The trip looked something like this:
6am Monday Wake up
8am Monday drive Evan to his placement/internship outside of Albany
Drive to Newark, try to find a place to eat
5:30pm Monday, finally board the plane
12am Tuesday, arrive Panama City
12:30am Tuesday, get through customs, realize that there is no comfortable place to wait out my 12 hour layover
1am Meet Phil, a Brit who was in the same predicament as myself.  Lay my sleeping pad down on the hard, hard floor.
3:30 am Realize that only the shittiest American music gets exported to the rest of the world (ie Celine Dion played on a wooden flute).
sleep fitfully for half hour increments.
6am Wake up fully
9am Check in, hang out
10:45am Tuesday Flight boards
8pm Chile time, arrive meet Mack, back to the hostel, food.
 
A long trip.  I'm exhausted.
 
Tomorrow we're going to look into take a bus to the park.  Were going to fly, but come to find out, the tickets are over $200, and we're cheap.  Plus, we'll be able to see more of the country on a nice long bus ride.
 
MIss you all!

2 comments:

  1. I'm so happy that you got there safely! Have fun!!!

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  2. Glad you have arrived safe and sound, via a long long layover. Looking forward to hearing what you find at the park and your next adventure!! Keep in touch.

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