slow-dog.entry11.04.2005: "santiago - 10 April 2005"

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I was beginning to get a bit worried when I couldn´t get money from the first 10 ATMs I tried. I was wondering how I was going to make it for 2 weeks with US$300 cash, and credit cards. Actually, it would´ve been easy, I just would´ve had to spend more money. But it didn´t seem like such a great situation after travelling through the night and being very tired as I walked through a deserted Santiago at 9:00 in the morning.

Luckily, I found an ATM that worked, and I´m assuming it was just a temporary problem that will not visit me for the rest of the trip. *knock on wood*

I am staying with a friend of a friend, which has worked out well. Viviana has taken me along for lunch with her mother and her coworkers. With my high school Spanish, I can follow anywhere between 0% and 100% of the conversation, depending on what they are talking about. Chileans speak very fast, so usually it´s around 20%. But I´m able to order and ask questions in restaurants, and so I won´t starve while I´m here.

Tomorrow, I am leaving Santiago for.....somewhere. Everyone has a different opinion on it, but I haven´t decided yet. I haven´t even narrowed it down to a couple of choice.

Oh well, we´ll see what happens. I´ll try and upload pictures when I figure out how to, as I do have my digital camera with me.

02:04 PM PST

Replies: 1 comment

an empty ATM is a pretty common thing in latin america. have you seen any yet with armed guards? always a little intimidating when you just want some fast cash...the honest way.

Posted by christy @ 04/12/2005 05:00 AM PST