Monthly Archives: November 2009
placefinding
As always the point was getting off the map. This place halfway up Cerro Amigo–a rock outcrop covered in cypress and wild rose–wasn’t any more ‘special’ than a patch of grass along an I-80 exit ramp. Except of course it’s where I happened to be right then, along with a pair of Caranchos (South American [...]
interview at the Accidental Expats
Got interviewed at The Accidental Expats. Here was one of the questions / answers: Can you describe the process behind deciding to travel/ become an expat? As far as traveling, for me it’s never a rational process. I’m not even the biggest fan of “traveling,” per se, it’s really a form of suffering. I just [...]
view of the andes
took this shot on the way into town via camino de los nogales. from the map, it looks like the snowfields and terrain pictured here are accessible from refugio hielo azul. wrote piece earlier today at the Traveler’s Notebook about walking this road.
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aerial view of life and personal brands
Sky finally clear after 5 days of rain. Feeling like I need to get up into the mountains for some kind of aerial view of life, a descriptive phrase I one heard applied to literature. Mental health-wise it seems to help looking at places from far enough away that you can see the cars and [...]
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Direction-giving for Thanksgiving
Yesterday a family of Mapuche Indians stopped me in the street (addressing me, damnit, as Usted Señor) and asked me if I lived here. I realized that as of 3 days (long enough for me to stop pulling in on the front gate to go out) this was technically true. I didn’t know the address [...]
Gardening at Night
I planted the first tomato seedling. Took my time patting the dirt probably more than I needed to (or can you ever really pat it enough?) Planting tomatoes in the corner of your new lot right as the sun drops behind the Andes seems downright auspicious, something that calls for some kind of ceremony (a [...]
notes taken on bus ride to El Bolsón
Six Israeli dudes get on the bus with me at the terminal in Bariloche. My Jewish Bros. Last year they were all probably serving in the IDF. Manning checkpoints, driving tanks, looking through scopes and down sights aimed at various animate and inanimate targets. Now they’re all traveling in Patagonia wearing Nike low-tops and not [...]
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