Lost in the Andes

TOP TEN WAYS YOU KNOW YOUR BACK

10. Every page of the newspaper has at least one of the following words in a headline: Crisis, Strike, or Corruption.

9. Every fourth car is a 50s model Ford falcon or Citroen.

8. I order the Breakfast special at my favorite street café of coffee, orange juice and 2 croissants and the bill comes to $2.35.

7. The line in the grocery store stretches up the adjacent isle.

6. The restaurants are dark until 9 pm.

5. Your friends come by for pizza.  Its 10:15pm and the bell rings.  It’s the neighbor with a bottle of wine welcoming you back.

4. Three of the gas heaters aren’t functioning properly.  You call the plumber who fixes them all (2 were operator error), stays for coffee and the total bill is $13 dollars.

3. Everywhere you go you see dogs.

2. Every street is lined with trees.

1. The western view is dominated by the snow-covered Andes that make you gasp no matter how many times you’ve seen it that day.