Chile Chile, Evening Time

October 30th, 2007

At six o’ clock this evening after crossing the International Date Line and winding the clock back some fourteen hours from that of New Zealand time, I left my newly acquired (albeit temporary) home of La Casa Roja in Santiago and went to revel in the warmth of the evening air. My second October 30th evening 2007.

I took a short stroll into the centre and watched the tarot readers and artists in the square. The heat I had almost begun to crave made all the difference. Simple acts like walking, heightened by the lack of impulsive boughts of uncontrollable shuddering.

I found a cafe and ordered some food. Soup (sopa), salad (ensalada), maybe the Spanish language barrier wasn’t going to be all that I had anticipated. After beer and a coffee I paid my bill and thanked the waiter with “arigato” on the way out. Before you persecute, consider how eleven countries may merge after being awake for a day and a half.