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Visiting the sunny Chile

Hi Queridos,

from 31.12. to 11.01. Katja was my sister and her friend Michelle to visit in Santiago de Chile. I can only say that We spent a couple of really nice days together. It's something else again, everything here to have seen on the ground with their own eyes or prosecute "only" the blog, and for me it was great fun to be able to show both at everything. You get just simply a more complete picture.
In the 12 days we have seen much of Santiago, but above all we have eaten sufficient and good and drunk. It was a holiday with a difference!
I even love to write, I've uploaded once you Micah and Katie's first trip report on their stay in Santiago! ;)

Enjoy reading ...


Beloved,

as promised, a short Travel Report from the distant Chile to "good old Germany"!
exactly a week now since we leave it to us in the capital, Santiago de Chile in the district of "La Florida" go well. Only a few hundred yards from the apartment of my brother away, we spend the night in an accommodation, looking at the pastor and believers usually quiet to your "Exercicien" pursue, as we tired in the evening just plop into our beds.

day we experience in all facets of Santiago, we get to know people love to be invited to eat, dance and let the sun shine on your nose. Before we start our tour on Sunday and therefore is not likely or have little access to the Internet, we want to let you participate in our most important stages of the first week, here is our trip report:

first
Brrrh days * * It is colder in Germany, we look forward to the distant Chile. First another some hours of flight between the Sun and us. But after 14 hours flight from Frankfurt to "Sao Paulo, Brazil" and a 4-hour connecting flight to Chile, we have achieved our goal. With jeans, hiking boots and heavily laden, we are faced with the airport, 30 °, our drivers (Tio Rodrigo and Bruce, the exiled Chilean) waiting for us ...
Right after we drive to the WG of Ben, Daniel and My brother Bruce, is the funny, the guys that we know so far only from pictures or from the phone to finally meeting you! Not only that, the entire family of Daniel is also arrived (before Christmas) for the "prodigal son" to visit.


After we unpacked our gift (pounds of Haribo, chocolate and a book about Baden-Württemberg), we continue in our "ghost monastery, it is enough even for a cold shower for an hour sleep and then it goes from 21 clock to our New Year's Eve invitation. Mimi and Jan, our 3 WGler friends invited us for New Year.
We dance, eat, drink vino tinto "and celebrate an unusual year with summer temperatures, without our family and friends but with friends and a kind of surrogate family of my brother, who received us warmly and took care of us as if they were our family!
Despite the great atmosphere and I think Michael could barely open his eyes to 3:30 we were in our beds and therefore spent the first night of our stay.

second Days
Since the others are only at half past seven in the morning come home, and we had rested, we enjoyed the pool the sun. Later we head to our first tour to one of the local mountains of Santiago, the "Cerro San Cristobal "and see the truly breathtaking view of Santiago.

Since we are a little let loose late and is the rise of about 1 1 / 2 hours, we have a kind of cable car comfortably reaches the summit. After a few snapshots and enjoying the beautiful scenery there is the descent

Ralf, the dad of Daniel and amateur chef conjured us late in the evening the best beef that we had ever eaten, we agree -.. a successful conclusion!

Day 3
Today is a trip to the "lagoon" is planned. Mimi and Jan, the family of Daniel and of course Michael and invited me. So completely can we think not what to expect ...


Even the journey there is fun! We sing and clap in the car to all manner of rhythms, songs Chilean, Argentine schmaltzy love Reggaeton and of course, a party music that instantly spread a good mood.
are After two hours we at our first destination, a lake, in which our "Host Family" has collected a few small boats and a jet-ski, as it was not able to repair (something is totally normal, about delays or unfinished business one must not upset really) we went after a short time on. Fortunately - as awaited us at our second destination of the day the perfect day! Middle the Andes, at nearly 2000 m waiting for us a wonderful, well-kept pool area where we could relax all day.


between we had a barbecue, and later there was fresh fruit, tea and coffee. It was a great day!


4th Days
Today it is again the center of Santiago, we visit the "Mercado Central". There are fruit, vegetables, fish and meat in moderation. For lunch we went to the famous fish restaurant "Donde Augusto.

Afterwards, we stroll through the bohemian neighborhood of Bellavista, and enjoy the hustle and bustle.


evening is once again "going out" is announced. As a thank you download the "German" one of our Chilean hosts for dinner, it will be a merry evening.

5th Days
It is the last day of Daniel's family, once again we are with Mimi and Jan invited to eat and celebrate. This time there are traditional grilled fish dishes and as always a wide selection of alcoholic beverages. Vino tinto, strawberry punch, rum-cola, liquors ... The Pool Party reached its peak when half the guests (some with clothes) landed in the pool - a welcome refreshment! flow after a really emotional adoption (tears, Gifts are exchanged), we take three cars to the airport to say goodbye to Ralf to final, Steffi, Elli and Benni.

6th Days
Today we rattle off some important sights of Santiago, the presidential palace, the financial district, the second, smaller mountain "Santa Lucia" and "Plaza de Armas.

between we browse on a small market for typical Chilean souvenirs. We spend the evening in a relaxed atmosphere for the adoption of Ben and Uli (father of Ben), breaking up the next day to your two-week tour.

But before we are invited by the former host mother of Bruce to "Once food". For the first time we get to know personally Susy. In a cozy round, we drink coffee and tea, eat dinner, including "Pie de limón (lemon cake), a delicious Chilean specialty. We talk with hands and feet are in German, English and English, a real fun, and finally exchanged souvenirs or gifts from Germany and from Chile!

7th Days
Micha and I visit the project "Acógeme" in the district of "La Granja" in which Daniel and Bruce make your community service. Here are about 30 children after school until evening cared for in different groups. The "TIAS" and "Tios" ("aunts / uncles) to help with homework, read and tinker with the children. Here the children learn, coming from mostly bad family situations and already with drugs, violence, poverty and abuse have been in contact to say basic things for everyday life, such as manners, "please" and "thank you" clean up the toys and issues such as violence, children's rights, sexuality and abuse "are treated age appropriate. You get food and drink, and the daily schedule so that a certain routine, rather than hang around on the street, they come into the project.

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At first glance, the children are just as lively, playful and happy as other children, by and by, talking to the children themselves, with family members or teachers are clear about what children experience already terrible things .

the eighth days we have with a hearty breakfast, a visit to the mall, read by the pool and of course spent to writing our round mail totally relaxed ...

We send you sunny greetings from Chile and look forward to hear from you!
Michael and Katja

Over the next day we nor the one or other activity had planned. For example, we made a nice trip to Valparaiso. There we have one of the first several hills from which the city is surrounded, climbed one of the many elevators and then had an incredible view over the city and harbor.

After lunch we are on to the next station to Viña del Mar, where we spent the rest of the day at the beach.

On Friday we visited once the project so that Katja and Michael were adopted by the team.

After the night before were still on a small party at the house of the head of Daniel and invited me, we spent a Saturday together with Jan and Mimi in the family of Hugo. A hearty asado, swim in the pool and the night before left us no alternative to a nap. Late in the evening we were exhausted but happy home!

The next day it was then already so far. I accompanied them to their hotel where they wanted to meet her remaining tour group and then was already a fresh departure, but this time "only" (more) six months ...

On Thursday it's finally on the road. Together with Daniel and Benedict will be the 19.01. to 26.01. a seminar in Santa Cruz, Bolivia to visit. Then it goes to a three-week trip through Peru, where we will hopefully make many exciting stations halt. But for more in the next blog entry ... ;)

un abrazo

Bruce

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Feliz cumpleanos!

Hi sister,

to your 30th tribute to birthday too right, I've given you here a blog entry in the form of a beautiful photo sequence! Because you give me the occasion of my 20th Birthday, the links you had sent, I feel compelled to have seen, even a small to send visual Birthday greetings to Germany ...

To make it short: In this note, I wish you all the best and good luck for the future. It has made me a little sad, yesterday celebrated with you can not. But as a substitute Daniel and I are the same in the nearest disco hissed and have triggered extensively on your birthday ... ;)

Un abrazo grande! Hasta pronto ...

Tu hermanito "chileno" Bruce

PS: I hope you did yesterday and let out the true slut! ;)

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Hi everybody,

"tanto tiempo" would say the Chilean. After such a long time, I must just be a bit of reporting about my life here in the (pre) summer Santiago de Chile. You really have to say that after nearly four months here in my daily life has returned. That is why many things happen that really belong to me in this life and therefore not newsworthy in my opinion , Appear as they like for you to be sure yet very interesting. But maybe I'm talking about me the whole thing even a help to me, my conscience a bit. Anyway, I'm out of you decided today again to be happy with a blog entry and there is at least one thing that is worth tell even from my eyes:
We have almost exactly two weeks finally made the transition to independence and moved into an apartment! ...

You can not imagine how hard it is to find an apartment in Santiago, find, and ultimately hire.
all started after Daniel's friend Merle from Germany, early October, shortly after her two week Visit had to leave again. We had already made immediately thereafter to start looking for housing. But the whole thing started only slowly. After we had been looking for two weeks in Internet homes and had appealed for some, we proposed Use, prior to the psychologist of Acógeme, us on the next day two hours to pick up before starting work and to behold apartments in skyscrapers in the vicinity of Vicuña Mackenna. An even more ideal place, as we had to admit. Indeed, contrary to the center, on which we had fixed us, here are the costs cheaper, we would be right at the junction of three metro lines, live ne quarter of an hour would need to work and our feet would one of the largest Shopping malls are Santiago. However, after this morning runtergschraubt Once our enthusiasm, because each house, where we ankehrten were no flats for rent. But nevertheless we had got hold some numbers we called in the next few days also. The weekend before my birthday, it was finally released so far. We could look at the first apartment that we liked quite well. Since we were three now (Ben, another German Voluntario here in Santiago, who works in a school had to forcibly change from one day to the other his family and we decided spontaneously to create a three-WG), was the starting to the given conditions is really great. 81 square meters: 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, dining / living room, balcony and the whole seventh floor with a fabulous view of the Andes mountains.

short, we decided for this apartment and after we had turned down another offer in the same building, only went off the right stress. In order to rent an apartment, you have to demonstrate real batch documents. We the whole thing over with Imobilienbuero performs a commission, etc., it did not really easier. While our boss regulate the contractual and had two more Tías from our project with their wages, had for us citizens, we, as the actual tenant, nothing to do with these things. To this day we still had to sign a single contract, also good. Our employees have really helped and without their support in finding accommodation and the trust they place in us with the guarantee, we still have probably not yet found a home ...


But in addition to the stress with the move we have also other nice things experienced. October (Montag/27.10 and Dienstag/28.10), for example, we had a two day seminar in Cartagena, situated on the Pacific ...

... The first day we have evaluated the past year and find a preview of the upcoming 2009 also some work-related issues by speaking. In the evening we have karaoke, good food and as usual one or the other Roncito (Rum) a really fun evening spent and Community.

On the second day, a Father of Maria Ayuda and we have crowned a trade show in the Virgin Mary as the "Reina de la Familia" (Queen of the family) of our project. All in all, two beautiful and also very varied days in Cartagena.


On Friday, 7 November, two days before my birthday, we made three Voluntarios Maria Ayuda and two volunteer officers, including one of them is Tobias, a trip to the Cajon de Maipo, in a national park at the foot of the Andes, in the south of Santiago.

The background to this was that we (Daniel, Benedict, the third German volunteer Maria Ayudas, and I) with Fabiola Ríos, our volunteer officers and the temporal support of Tobias, who last year here Voluntario was and now dad is the last and first meeting in early October we had decided, that was regularly on the first Friday of the month to gather for a reunion. Among other things, to strengthen the community of volunteers this year class and also to simply (work experience) to share and to do activities. Just before our second meeting, however, the trip to the National Park, reached us the surprising news that towards the end of the month Fabiola Maria Ayuda would leave.

Despite the sad news that spent the trip but a bit overshadowed, we have some nice hours in a beautiful landscape, which is already a small taste of got what has to offer Chilean nature and which we see hopefully some be before the year is over! Now we have time to look at what the future holds. Early December, at least we have again one last meeting with Fabiola.

But that this day was not over yet, because it was the day of Schluesseluebergabe for our apartment. While the Tías signed the contracts, we could together with Tío Jorge, a chauffeur from Maria Ayuda, already Furniture, we had been excavated during the week from Maria Ayuda Bodega, go to our nearby apartment. To our great joy among them were really important and useful things such as refrigerator, furniture, television, kettle, mattresses, etc. Other small things were followed in this and the next days of our work where we had also had the opportunity to wash curtains, etc. . On this day we have enjoyed for the first time along with some colleagues the view from our balcony.

And who would have thought it? Although Daniel and I had said from the beginning in Chile that we would celebrate my birthday in our own Wohung, we could It's hard to believe this then the next day and should really be possible. After we cleaned with Ben all day and we set up the evening they came spontaneously by some people and we actually celebrated in our own home into my birthday. With cake and candles, I had a really lovely evening, after which we slept for the first time in our own four walls.

While Daniel and I on Sunday finally be retired on my birthday moved, chose Ben to adjust to the end of the month still to live in his new host family until he is now but Inhaling even in the course of next week after being at a seminar in Buenos Aires was, from which he will return today.
On Sunday every move if they said things to pack and say goodbye. At the same time we ate with my host family was the occasion of my birthday once and I got from my host mother a more beautiful birthday cake donated. Then it was for Daniel and me from there into our apartment.

has since adopted our own home in the last two weeks really figure. Up to a bed, a separate note by decoration and plants and Sofamoebeln right, but now we are working, we are already set up pretty well. Own apartment, and particularly in a foreign country also means a big step and now is an enriching experience. I am definitely on the more time with my two roommates!

last Friday stood at another big event, in the ballroom, which you can rent in our building. I should like this before actually learn anything. Because it was a great Ueberraschungsparty in planning, since, next to me, two other Tios from work and Ronny, another driver of Maria Ayuda, in November birthday. When it was ready at last, we had a really nice party with friends and work colleagues get off the ground. There was a lot of dancing and Acógeme team also had a little surprise for us. A presentation with children's photos and video messages. You can imagine how I looked, warning as sudden infant photos of me to see on the screen. How? Where? I shot the first time since through his head. But then I had already thought that behind it can only Daniel, who had taken with my family (sister) contact.
Besides a good mood evening I was, like the other three "birthdays", also really touched by the idea and the Bemeuhungen my work colleagues! This also thanks to my sister and my Mum and again to all who participated in the birthday link! ;)

is My work is great to report any changes in time. I work still the group B1, together with Marcial, with the 6 to 10 years old, which I am also still a blast. But besides
presentations that Daniel and I have to make some of patents for visiting days for children or other special occasions, or special activities with the children, we go to our daily work.
only our working hours have changed slightly. Three days a week I work only 8 hours from 12 bis 20 clock clock and Daniel 30th of 10 clock 18 clock 30 bis
Last Saturday, for example, but we had to work in the morning, as we of CONAC for a presentation of the children had their parents. CONAC is a state-sponsored program by the state to raise awareness of drugs, which in our Carla project, a volunteer, the social sciences studies, conduct. The meeting with the parents was a complete success, but at the same time it was to listen to, even shocking when the parents started their children in the absence of their experiences with drug addicts Familienaghoerigen to tell their own contacts with drugs. A success but even alone, therefore, that an atmosphere was created in which the parents can borrow each other and exchange experiences were an ear, they were his own words when professionals have not to this extent. An important step that helped also to strengthen the cohesion between the parents of the children and Acógeme. And most importantly, the children had a Lot of fun to show their parents about their drug-made pictures and once, during the Tios in the background were to take the reins in the hand and lead through the program ...

Well, enough about. I hope this entry is replaced by the information content of at least two entries! ;)

I can only say: Fields now then soon the Christmas season and at the same time the summer holidays the children closer. In two and a half months and always enjoy special activities are scheduled. Working hours are also totally thrown over the pile and so fexibel designed as possible, because the children are also many times earlier in the program. End of December is also my sister Visit, which I'm really happy, and soon after, in January, it was also made from only to Bolivia on a seminar and a subsequent tour. You can apply "safe" that you hear from me again soon! (Ha, just kidding on the edge) I do not want too much promise, you know me, but it will happen a lot ...

Hasta pronto! Muchos saludos!
Bruce

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Empanadas tired!

Hi dear ones,

it is time again for a new journal. With my last entry, it is now once again beat a while back. I must admit that I really am a bit lazy in writing. If I again do not write long, looks best times in the blog of Daniel after. Write quite happy and busy, unlike me. And since we actually do the most together, the entries could also be interesting for you to be!

First: No, I do my Chilean ID card still have not. My application was rejected again, based on the inability of the Chilean Beheorden. It would give again a problem with the copies. I was told I have to go to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dandelion! Last Friday, I am then to the German Embassy here in Santiago along with one of Tios, with Rodrigo, me after my accompanied arrival onto registro civil etc.. I think he feels a little responsible for that especially with me not with the Chilean identity in the gears come out but he has helped me. Well, the message was so often seen in movies. A bunker with a separate entrance, passport control, transfer of bags and mobile phones. The building itself had to be by a phone with a woman behind a secure glass to speak to a then says the following: Yes, I regret to say that we can not really help there. The Chileans will make a stop, what they want! With these words, and go again for the advice Policia Internacional, we have made directly on the way to the same. Finally we were then, after we had gone through almost all the metro lines by 14 clock in the project and had at least accomplished something. New documents, new stamps and new signatures. The next problem was already taken a turn. As of Monday was the registro civil go on strike, what happened. Which means that I had as yet no opportunity again to go onto registro civil to the new documents, with a new stamp read my entry date in Chile furnish. I'm at least listening. Ultimately, I will manage this year without my Carnet, they should not finally get baked!

I've been here for over two months and can say that I really 've pretty much settled. But even though I've been about a month already finished with school and am working all day, there was almost no "normal" working week. There were always special events on the program and so were those weeks working technically designed with some flexibility.

In the first / second week of September (my Erinnerungsvermoegen is a bit limited, just not for too long been written), we have a Tuesday during the day while building help for a charity event in which we have participated in the evening itself. A really nice evening! (Reports and photos this week on Daniel's blog in his second last entry).





were then already the national days of celebration in which the independence of Chile, before the door. The actual holiday is 18 September. The Chileans did not prevent it, even at the beginning of the month to hang flags from the Haeuesern and the cars and 5 days in a row, beginning on the eve of the 18th to float in September on a euphoric wave of celebration. In my opinion history will thus take this date into the background and you will make this rather as a reason to party and forgetting the worries of everyday life. But that's not exactly the worst. In no case, however, patriotism comes on these days too short. It is true that for Chile Typical of the posterior drawer digs out and celebrated. Be it whether you live in the countryside or in the capital Santiago, where most people actually have the majority of the year with these things on the hat. Celebrated the 18th September usually in the family on so-called, in the case, private "Fondas" with Asados, Chilean music and plenty of alcohol. This is also available in a big way for the public and are usually visited on the remaining days of the extended weekend. The people sitting in tents, throw money around, they really do not even have to feed their families with typical Chilean food, play games and typical Chilean rodeo horses to gaze with much more



On 12 September Maria Ayuda a big asado organized for all employees. The various projects were divided into different teams and there were games and subsequent winner. There was a lot and ate well and all this with a fun and relaxed atmosphere around the 18th September to celebrate already in Maria Ayuda.

The following day, a Saturday, we had to work at an exhibition of Herba Life. Sometimes there is also work on the weekends, for which one then but can sometimes take a day off during the week. Anyway, this day was also quite funny and work technically not very demanding. Herba Life is an American company that sold as the main product dietary supplement (powder, etc.). Since this company a lot of money and his expensive product in the form of (milk) powder donate Acógeme come every now and again people from Herba Life to visit or organize events for the kids. In fact is actually quite a nice thing, but often said they believe that doing the children more into the background or more than means to an end for Werbegruende used. Later than when the prepared "once-eating" is zurueckgeschuettet suddenly and the Herba Life milk needs to be replaced because Herba Life spontaneously announced for a visit to see the children and to launch a sweeping photo session, is one the dependence on such company clearly ...

The week from 15 Sept. was then finally completely under the star of the national holidays. At this point I want to now but not all write too much. The program and the experiences of this week, Daniel commented already in his latest blog entry. That is why I refer to this point again in his blog.

I can only say that we have spent in any case, a couple of nice days, either with friends, family, and also with work colleagues and the children of our project, we are on 16 were invited to a Sept. little Fonda Acógeme to 18 Sept. to celebrate. We have played a lot, dances be executed ate empanadas and spent a great day with smiling and happy little children.



Most Fun we had I think 17 September, we (mostly fellow workers) in Pirque in the south of Santiago spent, where we held at the farm of Rodrigo's parents expansive asado with a subsequent Fonda visit ...

What I discovered on those days, that's it's not so easy questions to typical German dishes, dances, etc. to answer. Churning, I was asked what it was because the German patriotism and whether it would give us even those national holidays. And when I have answered so that the only opportunity to show its colors really exist only in World and European Championships as well as Staatsempfaengen because this still because of what happened in the past has a funny taste, I was looked surprised. But I must also say that all the fuss, the euphoria and excitement that are made to these holidays are finally penetrated to me and not quite comprehensible way were. Despite all it was a nice and relaxing "week".

before last week, Daniel and I, at least it was for me the first time here on a home visit. The goal of a family / mother whose child was former Acógeme-schuetzling and are now in the poorest and most dangerous district of Santiago, live in the Población San Guillermo in the extreme south of Santiago. Upon entering the apartment when you could call it home, a first a bad smell nostrils. Three rooms for 2 adults and 4 children, in many cases it is even worse. As has then told the mother but the Tios that one son will not go to school and her oldest (15) was involved in gang conflicts, etc., and it started to cry, was a decidedly different. The families in these areas have been living in terrible conditions, but received a most part friendly and offer you to what they have, even if the most is not much. Erstaunenswert I also find the work of Tios, which do not break off contact with the former in order not to lose contact and not only home visits with the children at the time in the project are making. Anything but an easy job!

A day later, and that last Friday, 26.9, is then girlfriend Merle Daniels arrived. We had a great weekend with a spontaneous visit to Nico's family on Saturday evening, after we had baked a cake for Nelly's birthday with me. They were, as it was expected to be different, times drink again for a cozy afternoon at the Asado rum. So we had the perfect time to catch Merle Nicos family present as we know it. Namely do with the uncles and friends at the party left out. Then we went to Daniel at Nelly's birthday, along with Benjamin and Lenka, two other German volunteers who also here in Santiago and the work we had met recently. For cake, food, rum and Pisco we then end the evening ...

Last weekend I was the same kick twice. The evening before I was playing with work colleagues after work by Maria Ayuda football. And on Sunday evening / night then warn Daniel, Benjamin and I kick it with your friends by Nico. But before I play the next time, I have to set dire football shoes. But has really made the block and therefore I will continue to pursue anzukaempfen against the consequences of non-stop eating. Now

(football) shoes we wanted to last Sunday on the "Persa". The Persa is unique, a legal black market. Just the thought I have it first: Legal black market? Sounds like a bit contradictory directions. Santiago seems like something but to give it. Of used batteries on empty, dirty bottles to laptops you can buy everything there. If stolen, forged or perhaps not one white original. But after we found out that prices for shoes did not differ significantly from those from the mall and are likely to forge yet, we have finally bought none. A nice walk through a smorgasbord of useful and useless things, it was nevertheless.

twice in the cinema I was about it. The Cinemalls are a good size, many also come here Hollywood productions are often already out a month earlier than in Europe. Two weeks ago at the weekend, we warn (Daniel and I) and a few friends in a film of Stephen King. In English "La Niebla" in English "The Mist" in German "The Mist". Nah kidding! In German is "The Mist", the movie was crap but still. Yesterday we warn then in "The Oxford Murders" with Elijah Wood. Cool movie! Is also very cool that they synchronize the movies here in the cinemas and therefore usually not in English, so the original language, and show subtitles in English only. Do you have to get used to but first off, but make it.

except that the last four weeks of work technically since my last entry just designs were quite flexible, there is to say not so much to work. She gives me a still a blast and I still work with the group B1 Marcial, the clown. Daniel and I are now taking regularly to the "Reunion" (gatherings, meetings) participated in the Monday morning, where ever the groups, the situation of children and all sorts of other organizational matters are discussed. Straight runs of our idea, every Tuesday and Thursday English classes, computer courses and / or individual countries to give. So far, has not yet done so much, because at present the future of the group C, the elders, not sure, and we now also a horde of volunteers and Chilean Interns-have inside, which are mainly just Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The weather can I sometimes like to mention briefly. While I'm here in the most beautiful spring and can walk around during the day at last in the T-shirt, is uncomfortable with you even bitter, as I have heard. Everything goes just the opposite. Where in Germany Winter and Christmas are inseparable, I am going to spend Christmas in the middle of summer. Since I'm curious to see the performance one must also get used first!

And finally: The last date for this year and third volunteers from Germany together with Daniel and has also reached me. On Friday we had a small formal introductory meeting, because Benedict (no, not our pope, but that's the name of the new volunteers) in another project by Maria Ayuda works.

So, I think was about it again. I hope the time being supplied enough information to have compensated for the small deficit in the period between this and the last item to have. I'm going to the Cerro San Cristobal (see photo gallery). See you soon! Bruce

PS: The reference to the headline: Empanadas are at all the Chilean specialties. Dumplings stuffed with cheese, for example, meat, egg, olive, etc. Very yummy, especially on national holidays, there are empanadas enough of that!