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The Fuzzy Setting

There are some hilarious things about Chile and things that make me miss home.  Here’s one example: our washing machine has a “Fuzzy”setting.  Everything else is in Spanish, except for this:

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When I think of “fuzzy,”  my cat, Harry, comes to mind: 

Isn't he fuzzy?!?!

Isn't he fuzzy?!?!

Plus, nobody has driers here so it takes 3 days to dry :-( .  Also, Chileans love mayonaise.  I don’t know why, but each of us has inadvertendly ordered a food item (sandwich, grilled fish, bread, etc.), forgotten to ask for no mayo, and gagged at the dinner table.  Yesterday when we had grilled fish the server brought bread with a big pile of… butter.  Only it wasn’t butter (sorry, Steve)!

Additionally, there isn’t cheddar cheese (my favorite!) here :-( .  Only the nasty processed yellow-orange “American” cheese stuff that go on burgers.  Other than that, I can buy just about everything here at the supermarket that I could at home.

The grocery store's Spanish name is "Jumbo"

The grocery store's Spanish name is "Jumbo"

 

But there are definitely  pros, such as being able to buy an apple strudel at a bakery for $3! 

Having a "flyte" (Chilean for "ghetto") moment, eating a pie with my hands on the street in Valparaiso

Having a "flyte" (Chilean for "ghetto") moment, eating half a pie with my hands on the street in Valparaiso

Or this huge ice cream creation:

Flavors: fruits of the forest, mango, and strawberry sherbert, with a fruit and chocolate cup

Flavors: fruits of the forest, mango, and strawberry sherbert, with a fruit and chocolate cup