Nori and Anya Go to Chile

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Nori and Anya Go to Chile.

Nori y Anya Van a Chile.


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Nori and Anyas uncle and aunt, Tio Dan and Tia Lolo, invited them to their

wedding. Tio means uncle in Spanish, and tia means aunt. They live in

Punta Arenas, Chile. Dan is the brother of Anya and Noris dad.


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Norwich,Vermont

Chile

Chile is far away from Vermont. Vermont is on the northern half of the

world. Chile is on the southern half. Punta Arenas is at the far southern

tip of Chile. In Chile, people speak Spanish instead of English.

Punta Arenas


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First we went on the bus for 2 hours from Lebanon, New Hampshire, to

Boston, Massachusetts.


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Then we flew on an airplane for 1 hour from Boston, Massachusetts to

New York City. Then we flew for 11 hours from New York to Santiago,

Chile. Santiago is the biggest city in Chile.


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Then we all flew on another airplane for 3 hours from Santiago to Punta

Arenas.


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Tio Dan and Tia Lolo came to the airport to meet us.

Dan

Lolo

(makinga funny

face!)


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It is always windy in Punta Arenas. It is so windy, many of the trees

grow in a way called flagging, because the wind pushes them to have

a shape kind of like a flag.


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Tio Dan and Tia Lolo run a bed-and-breakfast hotel called Tragaluz.

Tragaluz means skylight in Spanish. This is where we stayed when

we were in Punta Arenas.


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We were all very happy to be in Punta Arenas and to see Dan and

Lolos beautiful hotel.


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This was our bedroom at Tragaluz.


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The next day, Nori and Anyas other uncle, Andy, arrived. He lives in

Alaska and had to travel even farther than us. He took 5 airplanes to

get to Punta Arenas!


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Here we are at a park in Punta Arenas.


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One day we went to a restaurant. We all had a seafood soup called

Paile Marina. It was delicious. Anya and Nori tried lots of new foods in

Chile. Some they liked, some they didnt.


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These birds look like penguins but they are actually cormorants. Unlike

penguins, they can fly. There are penguins that live near Punta Arenas, but

they werent there at this time of year.


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Punta

Arenas

Atlantic

Ocean

Pacific

Ocean

This line

shows the

path of theStrait of

Magellan

This way to Antarctica!


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Nori and Anya met some of Lolos cousins, Sergito (sare-heeto) and Juanjo

(huan-ho). Here they are playing pick-up-sticks.


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Back at Tragaluz, we ate dinner. In Chile, it is normal to have dinner

very late. This dinner was at 10 oclock at night!


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Before Dan and Lolo opened Tragaluz, Dan worked on a big ship that

scientists use to learn about the Antarctic Ocean. Here we are visiting

the ship.


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We all needed to wear visitor passes when we went on the ship.


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Here is the captain leading us onto the ship.


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The first thing we did was eat lunch. Do you see how the windows have

metal covers that can be closed during bad storms?


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Next we went to the control room where the captain and crew drive the

ship.


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The ship has been built to be strong enough to break through sea ice.

It has to do this so that it can bring food and supplies to scientists living

in Antarctica, even in the winter.


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There was a funny part of the ship that was too short for grownups, but

just right for two little kids!


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This was the bedroom Tio Dan shared with another crew member when

he worked on the ship.


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The ship has a small library. Notice how there are wooden bars that

stop the books from falling off the shelves when the ship is going up

and down big waves.


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The stairs on the ship are very steep.


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We also visited the engine room. It was VERY loud. The ship has two

engines. Here we are with one of them. It is bigger than a regular car!


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With an engine that big, you need big tools to fix it.


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Many of the foods in Chile are the same as in Vermont, but some

things are different. They dont sell whole pig heads at the grocery store

in Vermont.


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Near Tragaluz was a playground.


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Tio Dan dressed up in the traditional style of a Chilean gaucho.

Gaucho is Spanish for cowboy.


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Tio Dan and Tia Lolo asked Nori to play violin at the beginning of the

wedding ceremony. At the back-left of this picture, you can see cousin

Sergito. He is also dressed like a gaucho.


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Tia Lolo puts the wedding ring on Tio Dans finger. Behind them are

Sergito and Juanjos mother and father. They officiated the wedding

ceremony.


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Lolos family is Catholic and Dans is Jewish. The wedding included aspects

from both traditions. One tradition from Jewish weddings is to finish the

ceremony by stepping on and breaking a glass.


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While the ceremony was going on, dinner was being cooked. The main course

was lamb. These lambs came from the estancia of Lolos mother. Estancia is

Spanish for ranch. Nori and Anya both said it was the most delicious meat

they have ever eaten.


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After the ceremony, everyone sat down for dinner.


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There were four cakes, each from a different recipe. As you can see,Anya does not like cake.


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Then it was time for dancing. Anya and Nori danced until the middle of

the night. Some of the grownups kept dancing until the next morning!


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While flying from Punta Arenas to Santiago, we could see some of the

amazing mountains of the Andes. The Andes are a huge, long, group of

mountains in South America.


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Anya and Noris mom had to continue home to Vermont for work, but Anya,

Nori and their dad stayed in Chile with Abuelita for one more week to visit

Abuelitas family in the town of Concon. Concon is about 2 hours north of

Santiago by car. Here we are at Abuelitas brother Tonios house. At the far

end of the table is Mama Julia, Abuelitas mother. In Concon, we stayed at her

house.


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Concon is next to the Pacific Ocean. Here we are taking a walk in

Concon.


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We drove on the road by the ocean to see the sights.


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Pelicans!


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Seals!


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The grownups thought the water was too cold. Nori and Anya thought it was

just fine!


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In Punta Arenas it is always windy and it rains a lot. In Concon, the

climate is drier, almost like a desert. The plants looked very different from

the ones we have in Vermont. In the right-hand photo, Nori and her dad

are standing under a huge flower.


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There was a funny poster stand at the grocery store in Concon. Did youknow that Anya and Nori are little German boys?


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One day while we were at Mama Julias house, there was an

earthquake. It was strong enough to shake the houses and scare

people, but not strong enough to hurt anything. This picture is of the

news report about the earthquake. The Spanish words say, strong

earthquake in the central zone.


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One day we took the bus to some sand dunes. We went with some of

Abuelitas family, but Abuelita did not go. The people we went with did

not speak English, and we did not speak Spanish. But we still

understood how to be friends and have a good time.


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The dunes were hard to climb, and lots of fun to slide down.


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Nori and Anya with their new friend, Daniela.


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Anya and Nori took time each day to keep up with some school work.


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One day we went to a really cool playground in the nearby town of Valparaiso.

The next page has a movie of an amazing swing.


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At last it was time to come home. Nori sang Anya a lullaby on the drive

from Concon to the airport in Santiago. They are sisters AND best

friends.


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Nori and Anyas mom cried tears of joy to be back together with her

A real

tear!

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