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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Santiago Day 63 cont Feb 12 14

 

Chileans’ are a friendly and hospitable lot….while sitting waiting for the motto transfer a woman heard Felipe and I trying to communicate with one another and kindly interrupted and offered to translate for us…I learned that her grand daughter with her husband had moved to Vancouver….where both are professionally employed in the medical field…while telling her of my travels another well dressed fellow overhearing our conversation comes over holding his hand out / we shake hands and in English he apologizes to us but he was interested in my story as he and his son had done this trip on BMW GS 1200’s  and was intrigued that I did it with 200cc bike………it really is unfortunate that I am not able to speak Spanish……this trip would be so much more full filling……as I could have so many more great conversations……….I really think we should be teaching Spanish as a second language in our schools.

The kids at the Mall’s Dunkin Donuts are such a friendly lot and amused at me ordering in Spanish…..they know what I am likely to have and almost start preparing it before I order……lol….most of them speak English……The lady above had told me that her grand daughter wanted to be more fluent in English and this was one of the reasons for the move……..interesting.

Tonight, I am sitting here watching movies in Spanish and listening to what sounds like a jack hammer going steady in the building across from me….its 8.20 pm…..last night they went until 10 pm…..

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