Naranjas y duraznos

Oranges and Peaches: the South American edition.

I am in the process of creating an opportunity to do a "sabbatical" in South America, with the idea of gaining some fluency in Spanish and experiencing a way of life in another part of the world.  I asked for (and was granted) a leave of absence from my employer, and the plan is to live and work in the Valparaíso Region of Chile for four months (late February to mid- to late-June).  

I kept a blog in 2007-2008 called Oranges and Peaches, and primarily wrote about things that were supposedly common knowledge, and things that would be easy to misunderstand without having prior knowledge.  Because there is a lot to figure out to create an adventure like this (and I will continue to discover things along the way) the spirit of the original Oranges and Peaches seems to correspond nicely with the focus of what I want to write about this year.  

Entonces, bienvenidos a Naranjas y Duraznos.