Breakfast, and Coffee

Part of the fun of visiting other places is all the new things we experience that are different from our lives back home. At the hostel they give us breakfast every day...quite a unique breakfast...All you can eat Corn Flakes with warm powdered milk, baguets with butter (that I swear has turned already), and slices of cheese. Also, Nescafe - this is their version of coffee. One of the MOST interesting things so far for Rich (and he is handling it quite well) is that Chileans are not really coffee drinkers. Well, at least not "real" coffee. Nescafe is what they have everywhere - literally. It is an instant coffee that has little "umph". I guess we just thought all South American countries grew and enjoyed rich, bold coffees, but not so. The Chileans enjoy cheap, instant American coffee. But, if you look hard, you can start to find "real" coffee. The other day we went on a hunt and after 1 1/2 hours found an espresso machine at a "cafe". It was awesome! Also, we finally found a Starbucks! Not that you don't see enough of them in the States, but here is us at a Chilean Starbucks. Today Rich is on his last packet of instant Starbucks he brought from the US. It's good he has some for his first day of classes today. Once we get an apartment we'll get a coffee maker and hopefully find some beans to grind.