Just a couple of other notes to show how things are different here.

This picture was taken in the middle of the day outside of the busiest mall in Temuco. These dogs are fast asleep in the middle of where people walk. They have no collars and, probably, no owners. Here, the vast majority of dogs walk freely among people and nobody seems to mind. We think they sleep during the day because they spend their nights agitating dogs behind fences so as to keep them barking.

The following picture is rare here.

Yes, those are chocolate chip cookies.  Why are they rare? 1) You can't buy brown sugar here so you have to make your own substitute. 2) Chocolate chips cost over $5/bag if/when you can find them.

Mary made these to share with missionaries whose apartments we inspect. She will be their favorite. She thinks that going two years without chocolate-chip cookies is more sacrifice than anybody should be asked to make. I agree.