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It has been so long since I have frequented this space, yet the stories continue in my head. From time to time I manage to write them down on paper, though I long to match the words to photos to remind myself of this time in years to come.<br />
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Until life calms down a bit, I will be trying out this Instagram thing to share recent adventures with friends and family.<br />
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Today it is gray and rainy, and tonight we are supposed to get gale force winds. We hope that our little house on the hill will hold fast and shelter us through the storm. We have had a few <i>tempestads</i> already this winter, and when the wind is really howling I am reminded of times at sea.</div>
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Waves lapping against the sides, the sky darkens, on the horizon you can see the wall of weather coming near. The ship starts to roll. At first you feel exhilarated. The wind pushes life into your lungs. You hold onto the side and feel the energy of the boiling ocean. Up and down you move, keeping an eye to where the sea meets the sky. </div>
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Right now it is like that. The wind is picking up. The view of the valley below has gone dark. We light the candles and chimney for comfort. But this ship is new to us. We are are still getting used to the the weight of her tiller. We hope that the mast will hold. We have patched her sails and given her a new coat of paint, but when the big swell comes, we hope that she will stay upright.</div>
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The hull, before and after. The previous owner asked us if we would like to buy the chimney, because, here, that does not come with the house. We obligingly did so, and the owner was kind enough to throw in the little painting of the house in the hills. I like it and have kept it in its original location.</div>
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The galley, before, during, and after. As the heart of our home, the space that we spend the most time in, we decided not to skimp. </div>
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Photo above was the kitchen when we moved in. No stove, no sink, no oven, two adults, one baby. Pablo was very busy.</div>
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Ana's room, before and after.</div>
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Now having a child makes me think an awful lot about family.<br />
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What is family? How do we define it? How do our children recognize it? How does something as random as biology compare to the other bonds that we share by choice? For me and mine, I think that all are important. Maybe the ones that we share the most quality time with have the most effect on us, but then again, the lady in the check-out line at the grocery might also wield her influence. Every little interaction makes a ripple, and like they say, <i>it takes a village</i>.<br />
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Raising a child is not easy. In fact, I think that if we did not have a biological urge to procreate, far less of us would do it. It takes a certain selflessness that I have not encountered in any other occupation. This being said, like any difficult task at hand, the more you put into it, the more you get out of it. The love we give to Ana comes back to us ten-fold. But on the days when she is sick, or we are sick, or work is busy, or life is busy, it is imperative that we have family to fall back on. And while our nearest genetically related relatives are several thousand miles away, we are fortunate for our family of friends, colleagues, Ana's Tias and Tios, caretakers, and even the lady at the grocery that provokes a toothless smile.<br />
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...a few photos enjoying time with family at the <a href="http://www.imamuseum.org/">IMA</a>.<br />
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"Winter is great to stay in and cuddle, but put me in summer and I'll be a... happy snowman!"</div>
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It has been awhile since I have posted anything, but that does not mean that I have left for good. My time for creative pursuits is more often spent inventing dances to disney songs and ways to get all manner of gooey foods to be eaten. Baby girl is just a few weeks past seven months, and while she takes a great deal of my time, energy, and sleep, life with her couldn't be more wonderful. I have very little experience with other babies, but Ana seems particularly happy and calm. Her laughing brightens any dark winter day. She is our whole world. </div>
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Recently, we escaped the southern winter to soak up some Indiana summer. It was a glorious respite that we all very much enjoyed. Ana loved swimming, and she got to be the center of attention both with the family and when we took her for her first visit to camp. The eight year olds crowded around and cooed "oh a little baby, she's so cute" as I thought the same about them. But it seems it makes no difference if you are eight months, eight years, or 80 years old, camp is always fun. We splashed in the lake and sat on the pier. We said hi to the horses and took in the stillness of the trees. There are few other ways that I'd want to spend a summer day. </div>
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As we nestle into Fall, we look back on our first sweet summer with baby girl. We were graced with many visitors that were just as eager to meet Ana as we were. We battled out the hottest days under the shade of the <i>roble</i> trees and baby girl splashed in her new bath tub. We tried out new sunglasses and took many walks, getting to know all of the plants and animals in our neighborhood. </div>
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Time seems to have flown by and now our little lovey is no longer a newborn. She grew like a weed in the summer sunshine; now many little too-tight clothes are stored away. As Ana moves into her third month of life, we see her personality starting to show, shining bright like her still-blue eyes. We are loving this phase of goos and gaas and toothless smiles, yet we know that it too will pass before we fully cherish it. We wonder what the next season will bring. </div>
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For those of you on the northern side of the globe, think September. The kids have recently gone back to school. The morning breeze is crisp, but the afternoon sun is still warm. The evenings glow, warm and golden, and the sleeping is good on cool nights. </div>
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It is the perfect season for apples. Around where I live there are tens, maybe even hundreds of apple trees all brimming with green, yellow, and red treasures. Some of the trees are old forgotten relics of previous homesteaders, likely German immigrants nostalgic for a proper kuchen or strudel. Other trees have been recently planted by neighbors eager for a certain variety. Not all of the apples are pretty. Some are prone to pests, others to mold. Some apples are very small and sour, others are plump and sweet. Regardless, this year I can't get enough of the fruits that can be harvested from around the house. Spending more time at home with baby girl has encouraged me to be observant and creative. A trip to the supermarket is not as easy as it was, so why not make an apple crisp rather than go out for the missing cocoa for that cake? Even better, my mother-in-law helped me to capture this sweet season by starting a batch of fresh apple cider vinegar. Months to come we will be reminded of hopping old farm fences to sample apple trees. We will remember long slow walks with two month old Ana just starting to focus on the red orbs in front of her. </div>
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Rather, the bank bought a house and is letting us live in it... but we are really excited! As with all things in Chile, the process has been a long one, and we still won't move in for another month or two, but finally the paperwork is complete and the house is ours. </div>
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So now with a two month old baby, a new house, on-going renovation work, and dreaming up garden and chicken coop designs, we are really busy! Even still, this moment in our lives feels impossibly sweet. Summer here might be turning to Fall, but we are entering Spring with all of the fresh new additions blossoming in our life. </div>
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It has been quite awhile since I have posted here. This is not for a lack of happenings, rather life has taken a new rhythm that is both fast and chaotic and slow and pensive. Like never before, I feel like the <i>list</i> is forever growing and time is continually shortening. The garden has gone to seed, the floor hasn't been washed in weeks, and the poor cat is more often forgotten than not. At the same time, we have slowed down. During this summer vacation, without classes to teach, or major research obligations, the mornings start later, we have been able to relish a long evening sitting around with Ana and her grandparents, and everything moves in function with nourishing ourselves and our baby girl. </div>
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It has been the sweetest of summers.</div>
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At 4:30pm on the 28th of December, 2016, little Ana came into this world.</div>
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Since then, our favorite activities have included snuggling with her, watching her while she sleeps, and taking countless photos which our families are probably already getting sick of. But you see, we have fallen in love. You know that feeling when you can't stop thinking about someone else, when it seems that your heart could burst from fullness, when you are completely distracted, and you make everyone around you ill from your shear disconnect from the physical harshness of reality? That is us right now. </div>
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So far, the sleepless nights feel like a small price to pay when we are nuzzled by a little being this is both half him, and half me. The diaper changing is not so much a burden, rather a new adventure that we are embarking on together. Even the most difficult, the fear of failing or somehow <i>getting it wrong</i>, doesn't seem so overwhelming when she gives us a sleepy little smile. </div>
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Needless to say, it is a happy new year. We hope the same for you. </div>
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Right now life is quiet. It is early summer, which means warm days and cool nights. The weather allows us to take advantage of time in the garden, playing at the beach and on the river; cherries, strawberries and melons are abounding. At night, we <i>turn on the AC </i>by putting a fan in the window, and by morning it is still cool enough to snuggle under the covers. </div>
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We know, however, that the only certainty is change. This year, more than any other, we can feel the slow rumble of change making its way towards us. Soon, it will be hot. The grass will stop being so brilliantly green, and everything will be yearning for rain. We will toss and turn, trying to find a cool spot in the bed. The lettuces in the garden will be long gone, replaced with tomatoes and perhaps some struggling squash. </div>
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Most of all, life as we know it will change. Where once we were two, in just a matter of hours (?), days (?), weeks (?), we will be three. We will be forced not just to think of our own needs, but of those of another. From what <i>they</i> say, our days and nights will blend into an alternate reality of caregiving stupor. All three of us will embark on a journey that we have no preparation for, nor any idea of what we will be faced with. </div>
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In the meantime, as the approaching storm sounds louder, we will continue to pretend that this year is no different than any other. The tree is up and decorated with the orbs of tiny spiders that claim our spruce as home 11.5 months of the year. As a blend of cultures, cookies have been made for Christmas, though you won't find ginger, nutmeg, or icing on the ingredients list, rather <i>harina de yuca</i> and <i>aguardiente</i>. And in the real spirit of the holiday, the nursery and gifted <i><a href="https://www.amazon.es/cunas-moises/b?ie=UTF8&node=1909567031">moisés</a></i> peacefully await their new occupant.</div>
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While I am and always have been a great promoter of the turkey-laden holiday, today we are not celebrating nor is it likely that we will be doing so on fourth-Thursdays-in-November to come. Do not get me wrong, I am a stickler for traditions what with their obscure dates and at times ridiculous rules. In essence, holidays and traditions are nothing more than repeating firmly established protocols. This repetition, in turn, gives us solace and time for reflection. When one knows the hardship of winter, there is nothing more comforting than sharing a filling meal whose menu has been predetermined. </div>
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But, alas, today marks the day that I and my household break from tradition, not to forsake it, but rather to establish a new one. From this year forth and those that come hereafter, as long as we live in the southern hemisphere, we will celebrate a Day of Thanks in May, as it should be, according to the seasons. Because, I must tell you that 14 hours of sunlight, spring greens, strawberries, and miniskirts do not a Thanksgiving make. In fact, Thanksgiving is perhaps my favorite holiday due precisely to the fact that it is a reflection of the season's bounties. A coming together in appreciation before times get tougher. It is thus, just not possible, to celebrate such a day at the end of Spring when it seems that the world can hardly get more beautiful, the days are ever longer, and pumpkins and apples won't be ripe for months.</div>
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Therefore, friends and family, do not pity me when I tell you that this Thursday was like any other beautiful Spring day. There was no pie, there was no turkey, there was no celebration, but those things will come. Perhaps, like this past Day of Thanks in May we, with close friends, will feast on rabbit in addition to stuffing and potatoes and all of the other goodies. Perhaps we will create a song, or choose not the fourth, but the third week of the month. That is the beauty. At this point, while we are still cultivating our routines, traditions, and protocols, anything is possible. </div>
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Here are some of the final photos from Easter Island. One of the days when the seas were very rough, the crew took a break from diving and we visited Rano Kau and Orongo. It is difficult to think of a more beautiful setting... an extinct volcano filled with wildlife with the grand Pacific in the background. It is no surprise that the ancient Rapa Nui people choose this site for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangata_manu">Tangata manu</a> ceremony in which men proved their worth by swimming from the coast to the small Motu island, capturing a recently laid bird egg, and racing back to the volcano's edge. </div>
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I am back at home and Pablo is out of town. He left for France late last week and returns at the end of this week... hopefully with a suitcase full of cheese... and <a href="http://www.francethisway.com/frenchrecipes/confitdecanard.php"><i>canard</i></a>... but regardless of whatever wonderful treats he might bring me from lands afar, his absence puts me in a general sort of funk. The routine is <i>off</i>. The house is too quiet. No one wants to bake pies for one. I am actually starting to appreciate our bastard cat's presence... So, if you, like me, need a little rousing out of your melancholic state this Monday just watch the video below. </div>
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The sunset that evening really was spectacular. Dramatic clouds and a raging sea were tinged with the golden hue of the day's end. Fishermen came in and out of port as we sat on the rocky coastal shore. The <i><a href="http://es.thefreedictionary.com/marejada">marejada</a></i> from the few previous days was finally calming down, yet still, every few minutes a giant set would roll in and our friends and surrounding rocks would be doused with chilly salt spray, a reprieve for the fauna inhabiting the otherwise shrinking intertidal pools. </div>
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One evening, Erwan decided that it would be a great idea if we all enjoyed the sunset together while trying to catch guppies from intertidal pools. The fun of this adventure was maximized with massive waves crashing into the coast, giving everyone a nice little unexpected spray from time to time. After a few minutes of worthless effort, Pablo and I found a nice dry spot to sit back and laugh at our friends being soaked and dominated by such minuscule fish. In the end, it was a great evening. Vale might have a new calling as a tiny fish hunter.</div>
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looking a bit dehydrated from a fatal ethanol bath, but still the colors are magnificent!</div>
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While we were waiting for fishing permits to be approved, we took advantage of the downtime to explore the beautiful island. <br />
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Easter Island is most well known for the giant stone moai that were created by some of the first Rapa Nui inhabitants. As story has it, there are seven moai that face towards the ocean that serve as a symbol of the first Polynesian missionaries that were sent to colonize the island. The remaining hundreds of moai that dot the island face inland symbolizing protection, much as a parent would shield his or her child from oncoming danger.<br />
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I couldn't tell you which site is most impressive, though Rano Raraku (photos shown here) is spectacular. Rano Raraku is the ancient quarry where the moai were carved from volcanic rock. Here moai are scattered across the landscape, some even half buried in the hillside. I am hard pressed to think of a more monumental representation of human imagination and fortitude.<br />
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So why were we on a remote island in the middle of the Pacific for the past two weeks?</div>
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Erwan needed some fish... and not the delicious fresh tuna that we made into ceviche, tartar, and curry... no, the tiny little colorful endemics that can only be found in Rapa Nui. His current research project is devoted to understanding how these fish have ended up in Easter Island. So, we grit our teeth and signed up for two weeks in paradise. </div>
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After some snafus with paperwork, permits, and the Chilean Navy, we finally sorted out the <i>tramites</i> so that the divers could get in the water and start hunting. Meanwhile, I (not diving due to the growing babe inside of me) made friends with fishermen and snorkeled in Hanga Roa's protected coastal pools. </div>
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All in all, the trip was a success! Last weekend we returned to Valdivia with nice sun tans and a cooler full of frozen fish!</div>
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We have been in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island">Rapa Nui</a> for the past ten days and still have another half a week to go before we return home! Life is rough, let me tell you. While we are here for work, we have had ample time to explore this beautiful island in the middle of the Pacific. More to come on all of that in a bit... in the meantime enjoy a piña colada for me!</div>
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After constant rain all day on Saturday, we woke up Sunday morning to clear blue skies. Southern Chile is so strange in that way, one moment its bleak and gray as Medieval England, the next moment its a sparkling emerald. The sun seemed to motivate everyone out of their slumber, and soon the kitchen was full of bodies bustling about to prepare all sorts of goodies for breakfast. Following the southern tradition, we had a full spread complete with farm-fresh eggs, bread, cheese, toppings of all sorts, and even a tropical-inspired smoothie. With bellies full, we embarked upon the day like one big family, ready to take a peak into the lake and awe at the surrounding volcanoes. </div>
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Spring has sprung!</div>
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The weather is now nice more often than not. We still have days or even weeks of rain and cold temperatures, but we also have more and more sunny warm days. From now until March, the frequency of nice days will just keep increasing... and with that, so will the number of social gatherings! </div>
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Last weekend we took advantage of a particularly spectacular Sunday and hosted our first ever <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancocho">Sancocho</a>. While the typical nice-weather food in Chile is barbecue, we thought that we would make homage to Pablo's culture by serving this typical colombian soup. We borrowed an industrial sized pot from some friends, scoured Valdivia for yucca and fresh corn, and made a wood-burning fire while we enjoyed the warm spring sunshine. The soup was delicious, though I will admit, no Sancocho will beat the one we enjoyed the day after our wedding. The day was wonderful, though. I can't wait for more to come!</div>
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neighborhood we are hoping to move to!</div>
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dogs are also loving the sun!</div>
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belly is getting bigger!</div>
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que cocinero tan hermoso!</div>
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Sancocho trimmings</div>
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practicing with baby Vigo!</div>
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another recent gathering at Erwan and Vale's house</div>
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who knew a two year old could be so skeptical</div>
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above the clouds in Chavelita</div>
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A few weekends ago Pablo's uncle decided to visit us over a long weekend. While the weather was pretty dismal, we made the most of it! After a classic paisa breakfast complete with homemade arepas, quesito, huevito, and colombian coffee, we headed out to Curiñanco for a hike. We lucked out that the rain didn't dampen our day, so we were able to completely enjoy the spectacular olivillo forest and ocean viewpoints. While Valdivia is a much nicer place to visit in summer, it is always enjoyable to have a visitor. Gracias Alberto!! </div>
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It only took me two hours to upload these photos and rework the wonky html code... grrr Google...
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Thank you for discontinuing Picasa. Your new package, Google Photos, is twice as cumbersome and half as useful. One would think that a new photo storage device would at least have all of the features created fourteen years ago for Picasa, but no, that would be silly! Let's focus on making the site more visually pleasing and less user friendly. Way to wow me with your new fancy interface, too bad its completely useless. While I will continue to reveal at your scrolling features and clever icons, I am forced to look for another storage device that will allow me to embed photos. </div>
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Its been real, its been fun, its been real fun.</div>
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Dear Blog Readers,</div>
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There will be a temporary break from posts, or at least those with photos, until I can sort out technical difficulties imposed by dearest Google.</div>
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Pablo, babe, and I were all sad to say good bye to our loved ones in the US of A, but we had a great time. With bellies full of fried chicken and hearts full of love, we feel rejuvenated and ready to tough out the rest of Valdivian winter. We were also happy to share our news about the growth of our family. Come New Years we will be bringing a monster into this world! </div>
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Love you all!</div>
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