So this is Christmas

Christmas in Chile

For Christmas 2011, I have found yet another lovely family willing to open their home and let this foreigner take part in their traditions, sparing me the loneliness that comes when living so far from home, from family.

It´s normally in the 80´s or 90´s these days, summer dresses and shorts are the norm. Fresh fruits and vegetables abound. And while yes, there is plenty of Christmas buzz, it is not the same as it is up North, where the entire month revolves around December 25. To some extent I like that: not nearly as much hustle and bustle and stress. It´s summertime, the living´s easy.

So while many of you are dreaming of a white Christmas, I´ll be heading to my beloved Valparaíso, dreaming of a dip in the ocean under a hot, hot sun. Drink your nasty eggnog, I´ll drink my Cola de Mono, Chile´s typical Christmas drink, spiked, cold and tasty. Eat your Christmas cookies, I´ll eat bing cherries. Be waiting for Christmas morning to open your gifts, I´ll be opening (hypothetically speaking) mine at midnight, the very start of Christmas day. Here, the big dinner is on the 24th, we stay up late, celebrate and then sleep in.

And so this is Christmas.

¡Feliz Navidad!

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