ME GUSTA QUE ... I love it that ...

 

   is my favourite phrase at the moment because I have so many uses for it!

Me gusta que I can just flag a bus down where ever it suits like a taxi and jump on for a dollar!

Me gusta que there are portable street stalls selling all the day to day necessities and a few niceties can be found everywhere.

Me gusta que the people of Arica proudly love where they live and have created a joyful place amidst the desertscape.

Me gusta que at the beach I can have pizza, empandas, chocolate caramel cake, fried donuts filled with chocolate condensed milk, frozen juice and even a newspaper delivered right to my towel!

Me gusta que live music, pan pipes and drums, are often heard in the streets.

Me gusta que an afternoon siesta is a routine, an expectation rather than an exception!

Me gusta que even when it gets dark its still not cold.

Me gusta que sometimes not understanding can work to my advantage!

Me gusta que wine bottles are stopped with good old fashion corks!

Me gusta que the Chilean flag flies proudly on the highest peak above the town and can be seen from everywhere.

Me gusta que the markets and stalls fill entire blocks have everything you would want from a mall but at a quater of the price and with no hard sell or bartering needed.

Me gusta que after siesta, the town comes alive again at 6 and bustles on until as late as 11 o'clock.

Me gusta que the main meal of the day is lunch and dinner is just a snack.

Me gusta MUCHO que  this list is growing more and more every day!