Already I am deviating from my plan, but I figure, I work at the bar at night (from 10pm-4am) so it only makes sense that I blog the following day. So here we go...Yesterday, the highlight of the day was Leslie, Shannon and I hopping on a bus and making our way to Puerto Montt to see The Hobbit in theaters. I have to say, I enjoyed it thoroughly. The special effects were awesome, the characters were perfectly fitting, and watching it makes me want to go to New Zealand even more! It has been years since I read the book so the details if changed for the movie occurred had no effect on me. Between the three of us, Leslie would be the only one that would recognize differences. However, Leslie instead watching the movie she took the time to catch up on her sleep and saw maybe two scenes of the whole movie.  

My Aboad

I figured for the next couple days I would start by filling everyone in on the last two months in Chile, starting with the house that Shannon and I live in. Initially, Leslie lived with us as well but she has since gotten a job at a Guest house that requires her to live there. The house pictured is owned by a very sweet older lady named Luz. She is the mother of a friend of Leslie's who lives in Vietnam. When the decision was made to move to South America Leslie was able to arrange our stay with Luz for rent that is a fourth of what most of the apartments in Puerto Varas cost. The house is also home to an Iranian girl named Sara. She moved to Puerto Varas a few months before us and resides in the upstairs part of the house with Shannon and me. It's a tight fit, both Sara and I have our own rooms and Shannon sleeps in the common room area divided off by a fold up Chinese wall.

Challenge Accepted

I would like to give an introduction explaining the objective of this blog. Anyone who knows me knows there has to be a reason why I would go out of my way to read any type of literature, let alone write my own. So, let me explain, a few weeks ago I was on the phone with JD (my step-mom), we were filling each other in on the recent events of our lives when she brought up a neat idea a friend told her. She chuckled as she was telling me the idea but proceeded, her friend told her about a Photo Challenge, "post one photo a day". I was intrigued immediately and took the next couple weeks to contemplate whether this is something I would want to do, my final verdict...YES.  The premise is simple, yet, it provoked a fire in me I wish to stoke. Lately, I have been feeling the need to document the happenings of my life, not because I think I am the most interesting person in the world. Not all of us can be as cool as the XX man from the commercials...but I would like to see my reasons for traveling complied in a continuous electronic "scrap book" depicting cultures outside the US as well as landscapes and historic places. I wish in addition to my photos I could install a "click and sniff" button and/or incorporate music to each entry to give the reader the full experience of my daily life. Maybe one day in my futuristic blog I will be able to but I digress. From this point forth (December 25th, 2012), I shall begin my challenge and post a picture a day with a brief and concise explanation of each entry.

Nothing says Merry Christmas like an awkward family photo. The girls and I are spending our first Christmas together in Puerto Varas, Chile. We had a lovely dinner made by Leslie's boss/ the owner of the guest house she works at.