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I, for one, didn’t suspect anything from the friendly
flowing-skirt-clad woman who asked me for money “for milk for the
baby.” I gave her a completely insignificant 300 pesos, after which
she offered to read my palm. While having my palm read, we were
joined by a less friendly-looking gypsy comrade. My heart sank as I
discovered that the rest of the money in my coin purse had suddenly
disappeared. Go figure.
 Adequate
preparation for travel experiences is impossible, and that’s…
wonderful. (Think about it for a moment, and I hope you’ll come to a
similar conclusion.) Chile, like any destination, was full of
unexpected events, sights, and people. Surely I could have been
better prepared for my trip there, but it’s obvious – painfully so
at times – that you can’t know or anticipate everything. And trips
are just more exciting when you surrender to the unknown, when you
take things as they come, rejecting preconceived notions of what
your destination will be like and, more importantly, your notions of
what it should be like. Whatever comes from the experience, let it
be what it is. Your journey will surprise you. And that's a good
thing.
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