Afterword: U.S. +10

My Year In Lists

Left in South America:

Camera

Rain jacket

Two dress shirts

Pocketknife

Harmonica

Brought back:

Gifts

Brown necktie

Compass

Rocks

Broken wristwatch

Books read:

Slaughterhouse Five

To Kill a Mockingbird

The Long Valley

Wuthering Heights

Guns, Germs and Steel

Nationalities of people met:

Chilean

Argentinean

Peruvian

Brazilian

Australian

Swedish

Danish

Norwegian

Irish

English

Canadian

Dutch

Israeli

Flemish Belgian

Spanish

French

"Thank You":

Dank-eu Flemish

Hvala Bosnian

Obrigado Portugese

Tack Swedish/Norwegian

Sulpayki Quechua

Swedish flirting tutoring session:

Ursäkta ushekta Excuse me

Tusen Tack toosen tak Thanks a million

Du är vacker doo ar VAHkel You are beautiful

Ska vi fika? skuh-vi fika Do you want to go on a date?

Jag älskar dig jahg elska day I love you

Skogshuggare skuhkshoogagre Lumberjack (I forget how this came up)

How do you bus to Machu Picchu?

San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

1 hr

Calama, Chile

9 hr

Arica, Chile

2 hr

Tacna, Peru

9 hr

Arequipa, Peru

5 hr

Puno, Peru

24 hr

Cuzco, Peru

6 hr (TRAIN)

Aguas Calientes

20 min.

Machu Picchu

"How would you like that done?" (Argentina)

Bien cocida Well done

Tres quatros Medium well

Cocida Medium

Un poco cruda Medium rare

Cruda Rare

Top Five best meals:

Beef asado - Las Tinajas, Mendoza, Argentina

Curanto - Kuranton, Ancud, Chile

Lamb asado - Hostal Magallanes, Puerto Natales, Chile

Antichucos - Casa Arevalo

Rocotos Rellenas - Diner in the bus station, Arequipa, Peru

Pastel de Papas:

Cebolla Onion

Tomate Tomato

Pollo hiervado Boiled chicken

Carne Beef

Aceitunas Olives

Huevos hiervado Boiled eggs

Pasas Raisins

Aji color Paprika

Oregano Oregano

Pure de papas Instant potatoes

Leche Milk

Soundtrack:

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town

Father & Son

Feed the Animals

What have we learned?

Chileans talk fast

Faster spiders are more harmful

So long, long and skinny.