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Chi-Chi-Chi-Lay-Lay-Lay!!!
CHI-CHI-CHI!! LAY-LAY-LAY!!! Universidad de Chile!! Viva Chile!! 6700 strong, they chanted…the entire game!! A small crowd, too be sure, but passionate none-the-less. Fair warning: I am not a soccer, errr…football fan. In fact, I don’t exactly know much about the game despite having played a little myself during high school. But, being in Latin America, [...]
Continue reading...Settling Into Santiago
3. August 2009
We settled nicely into Santiago, even getting ourselves an apartment. We knew we were going to be here for 4 or 5 days and heard that renting a short term apartment would be possible. It is more than possible and is somewhat economical too, considering we can cook meals (which, after 2 months of travel, [...]
Continue reading...Chilly in Chile
31. July 2009
We knew that traveling south in South America would be cold…it’s winter here right now…but we hadn’t expected it to be this cold. San Pedro de Atacama is inland a bit and, at 2500 meters, is the chilliest place we’ve visited yet. We got off the bus after dark and set about to look for [...]
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Wanna-be expat. Giant Stepper. 
Welcome to OneGiantStep.
I'm Gillian. In 2009 my partner, Jason, and I set out to travel the world for a year.
Now we're looking for something more long term; a place outside of our 'home and native land' to hang our hat; another Giant Step along the path.
Come along as we figure out where to go and how to get there.
6. August 2009
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