到达智利圣地亚哥 Arrival in Santiago， Chile

11/17/2022，南美洲之旅第一天 South America Day one

时间过的很快，从5月份的地中海之旅回来后，似乎转眼间，忙季就结束了，这个忙季也是我在事务所的最后一个忙季，找到了一个新工作，这次的南美洲之旅算是作为一段生活旅程结束的一个小小的庆祝吧。 感谢PJG花了一个多月的时间，精心计划这次的旅行。

Time flies. After returning from the Mediterranean trip in May, it seems my tax busy season was over in a blink of an eye. This busy season was also my last busy season at the firm as I found a new job! A trip to South America is a small celebration for the end of my life’s journey through public accounting. Thanks to PJG for spending more than a month carefully planning this trip!

11月16日从旧金山出发，飞行5个多小时，顺利地到达了纽约机场转接，转机时间大约有1个小时10多分钟，本来很担心时间不够，幸运地是飞机提前了20多分钟到了纽约，从5号到8号航站楼还有专有的大巴，从飞机落地到登上飞往圣地亚哥的飞机，一共用时35分钟，非常顺利。

We departed San Francisco on the 16th of November and flew for more than 5 hours before arriving at New York’s JFK Airport for our connection. The transfer time was only about 1 hour and 10 minutes and we worried that it would not be enough time to change terminals etc. Fortunately, the plane arrived more than 20 minutes early! So disaster avoided. At JFK, there is a dedicated bus from Terminal 5 to Terminal 8 and it only took 35 minutes from the time the plane landed to boarding our next flight to Santiago, which went very smoothly.

9个小时41分钟，从纽约飞到了智利的首都圣地亚哥，第一次来到南半球，这里现在是春夏交替之际，比想象中的要热了很多。出了机场，我俩打算坐Uber去民宿，来之前看到说虽然Uber在这里还不算合法，但是是可以使用的，这也就造成了Uber的接客地点很不明确，没有像在美国一样有专门的牌子指引和集合地，我俩尝试着叫了一辆，因为没有即时赶到那个接客地点，错过了那辆车。哎，还是坐出租车吧，当然是要找那种正规的，上车之前说好价格，没想到，出租车只比Uber贵了大约5美元左右，而且可以刷卡，2万2千智利比索，20多分钟就到了民宿。

Our flight from New York to Santiago, the capital of Chile, was 9 hours and 41 minutes. It was the first time I was in the southern hemisphere. It is now at the turn of spring and summer, and much hotter than expected. When we got out of the airport, we planned to take an Uber to the B&B. Before we came here, we saw that, although Uber is not legal here, it can be used. This also made the pick-up location for the Uber very unclear and unlike in the United States, there is no special meeting point established. Anyway, we tried to get an Uber but because we didn’t arrive at the pick-up point on time, we missed the car. Hey whatever! Let’s just take a taxi! Of course, you still need to find an official taxi where you can agree on the price before getting in. Surprisingly, the taxi was only about 5 dollars more expensive than Uber, and they took credit cards. So about 22,000 Chilean pesos and 20 minutes later, we arrived safely at our B&B.

民宿安顿好后，去了附近的一个MoviStar店买了两张电话卡, MoviStar英文听起来像电影明星，是这里的一家主要的电信供应商，看了几个YouTuber讲了他们在圣地亚哥买电话卡的经历，MoviStar是性价比最高的，果然没有失望，一张50GB的卡只需要4,990智利比索，可以用30天，买卡的过程也非常方便，强烈推荐。

After we were settled into our apartment, we went to a nearby MoviStar store to buy two phone cards. (MoviStar sounds like a movie star in English, but it’s a major telecommunications provider here.) I had seen a few YouTubers talking about how they bought phone cards in Santiago and after some research found that MoviStar is the most cost-effective. We were not disappointed! A 50GB card only costs 4,990 Chilean pesos (about 5 bucks) and can be used for 30 days. The process of buying the card was also very convenient although it took three separate steps with three different clerks.

买完电话卡，吃了午饭，已经是下午4点多了，回民宿睡了一个多小时。出门，是的，来到附近的一个饭店，来了第一杯啤酒。我俩所在的区叫做Barrio Lastarria，是圣地亚哥的一个活跃的文化、美食和旅游中心。坐在这里喝杯啤酒的功夫，很多街头表演来这里，而且都是非常的劲爆的街舞啊，鼓啊什么的，很好看。

After buying the phone cards and having lunch, it was already past 4 pm and we went back to the hotel to sleep for more than an hour. After the rest, we went out to explore and came across a nearby restaurant where we had our first beers. The district we are staying is called Barrio Lastarria, a lively cultural, gastronomic and tourist center in Santiago. Sitting here, drinking a glass of beer with many lively street performers (drummers and dancers) passing by, left a great first impression of Santiago!

吃完晚饭，回到民宿，已经快半夜12点，正好适应这里的时间。 这里的人吃晚饭的时间都要到晚上8，9点钟，所以计划要把在南美洲每天的作息时间推迟2-3个小时，才能更好地适应这里。

After dinner, we returned to the apartment. It was almost midnight, just in time to adapt to the time here. We will be sleeping in, and staying up late since many restaurants aren’t open for dinner until after 7 or 8pm.