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Sunday, November 14, 2010
Today is a monumental day in Chilean history.
For me at least.
First, my host dad is wearing shorts.
Yes, shorts.
At dinner tonight, I nearly choked on my cabbage when I saw him be-bopping to the table in a jaunty pair of above-the-knee khakis.
My host mom remains zipped up in a down vest.
But hey, who knows what tomorrow could bring.
Perhaps a breezy blouse for ol' Maribel?
...That's probably expecting too much.
Maybe a sweater without fleece.
Maybe.
Second, on my plate tonight, there was something that looked susiciously (and tasted deliciously) like a hashbrown.
Yes, a hashbrown.
So, I did as any other self-respecting Georgia-peach would: I put a tomato on top of my hashbrown and pretended like I was at the Waffle House.
Except my host mom's name is not Flo.
And I am fairly certain there was not a cig dangling from her mouth as she cooked dinner.
Otherwise, this hashbrown was the real Waffle House McCoy.
And so, I am reminded that this country can constantly surprise.
Shorts and hashbrowns?
Shorts and hashbrowns!
And tomorrow?
Sandals and un-aspartamed juice?!
Dream big, gringos. Dream big.
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