Settling In

Sunday, Jan 25

Lily and I returned our rental Yaris Sunday morning and ran some small errands while in town. After a quick pop-in to her office to catch up on e-mail we returned home for a lunch of leftovers and a lazy afternoon of organizing the apartment. We set up of make-shift coffee table of a piece of ply-wood balanced on a 2-ft tall stool. Garnishing the “table” are two bright blue beach chairs we bought yesterday and a mattress pad that folds into a small couch. I think we are definitely ready to entertain guests with this setup. I put together the small grill and set it out on the patio. I spent about an hour trying to light the coals with matches and newspapers, but nothing would happen and our new shopping list began with lighter fluid at the top spot.

With no grill, we decided to fry out Tilapia filets with some salt, pepper and olive oil. They came out perfectly golden brown. Lily worked away on a corn salad with onions, avocado, tomatoes, and bell peppers with a light lemon dressing. This meal is seriously challenging the chicken cutlet meal from the night before for the top spot, and I’m pretty confident in saying we are 2 for 2 in the kitchen. Nothing like starting off our Chilean adventure batting 1,000. Tomorrow begins my serious immersion into Spanish. Vamos!