Friday, July 25, 2008

Deep Breath: De-Stressing in Chile

So, this week has been a bit of a headache. For the last 48 hours I was paralyzed by the very real concern that I was going to get fired for the first time since my 14-year-old bagel store job (an instance that still makes me cringe); then yesterday my Not-Only-But-Let's-Say-Essential-Friend became an illegal immigrant for a window of about 24 hours. When you have a friend circle the size of mine, having one of the people you see most frequently deported is not something that can be taken lightly.

In the end, I was met with a surprisingly warm reception at my meeting with my boss, and no one was deported. So everything turned out just fine. However, I am operating under a very intense stress-hangover right now. After foolishly thinking that I could go to lunch with actual people and be social, I discovered that all that I was capable of doing was stirring my chicken like a madwoman and forgetting every bit of Spanish I have learned.

Things that I do in Valparaiso when that sort of thing happens:

Overindulge:

Wear silly hats and drink beer (featuring Elisa):


Make friends with stray animals (also featuring Elisa):


Look at pelicans:


Make Allie feed me, even if we can't find a can opener and have to bludgeon the coconut milk out of the can:


Hang out with giant pirate puppets:


2 comments:

Allison Azersky said...

Awwwwwwwww. Distressing in Valpo can be quite a good time. I'm personally a fan of the ice cream on the beach option.

Hey, and thanks again for taking part in the "lets help Allie not get deported action team!" Your support will be rewarded with more coconut milk based distressing mechanisms!

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