Comments on: ReloMary checks out Chile http://www.movinglinks4you.com/2010/01/17/relomary-checks-out-chile/ Concierge Relocation Services Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alan Ernesto Phillips http://www.movinglinks4you.com/2010/01/17/relomary-checks-out-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Alan Ernesto Phillips Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:02:50 +0000 http://www.movinglinks4you.com/2010/01/17/relomary-checks-out-chile/#comment-427 hola "Anna Maria", I am from Redding. My mother was born in El Salvador. In 1939-ish, my 19-year-old mother and her family took in some Chilean sailors & officers that had sailed to San Francisco. As my grandmother and my mother recounted all my life, these poor guys missed their families and homeland and were not treated very well in the USA. They were welcomed into my Latino family, given safety, home-cooked familiar meals and treated with great kindnesses. One of the sailors grew up to become a Brig. General and continued every year since that time to always send cards of sentiment and appreciation for making them feel 'connected'and safe in an otherwise strange land. The son of that man - who lives in Viña del Mar, (Sr. Alejandro Contreras Barra (Calle Seis N 17) continues to send thank-yous to my family. Can you believe it?! Intergenerational reciprocation for over 80 years!! He just sent us a condolence card as my dear mother, Carmen, who recently passed away... I share this with you because I appreciate your travel log so much! I plan to take my two daughters (River-13 and Iliana-7) there someday, as well as to the Easter Island festival someday. Your accounts show a warm encounter with Chile (in spite of its trouble past under Pinochet) and that gives me a good feeling about taking my girls there. I will probably write about that story someday... ¡muchisimas gracias señora, "Anna Maria"! Saludos, Alan Fan, and fellow contributer to the ANC village. hola “Anna Maria”,
I am from Redding. My mother was born in El Salvador. In 1939-ish, my 19-year-old mother and her family took in some Chilean sailors & officers that had sailed to San Francisco. As my grandmother and my mother recounted all my life, these poor guys missed their families and homeland and were not treated very well in the USA. They were welcomed into my Latino family, given safety, home-cooked familiar meals and treated with great kindnesses. One of the sailors grew up to become a Brig. General and continued every year since that time to always send cards of sentiment and appreciation for making them feel ‘connected’and safe in an otherwise strange land.

The son of that man – who lives in Viña del Mar, (Sr. Alejandro Contreras Barra (Calle Seis N 17) continues to send thank-yous to my family. Can you believe it?! Intergenerational reciprocation for over 80 years!! He just sent us a condolence card as my dear mother, Carmen, who recently passed away… I share this with you because I appreciate your travel log so much! I plan to take my two daughters (River-13 and Iliana-7) there someday, as well as to the Easter Island festival someday. Your accounts show a warm encounter with Chile (in spite of its trouble past under Pinochet) and that gives me a good feeling about taking my girls there. I will probably write about that story someday… ¡muchisimas gracias señora, “Anna Maria”!
Saludos,
Alan
Fan, and fellow contributer to the ANC village.

]]> By: Bettina Bergh http://www.movinglinks4you.com/2010/01/17/relomary-checks-out-chile/comment-page-1/#comment-416 Bettina Bergh Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:01:54 +0000 http://www.movinglinks4you.com/2010/01/17/relomary-checks-out-chile/#comment-416 What wonderful pictures! I enjoyed reading both of your essays and am glad taht you are having such a great time! What wonderful pictures! I enjoyed reading both of your essays and am glad taht you are having such a great time!

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