Post 7: A photograph

Hello classmates, well today I had to choose a picture and talk about it and I have to say that it was SO MUCH DIFFICULT! Because I really love to take and to see pictures!! In fact, some time ago I used to go out and take pictures almost every day. With that said, I can continue with the chosen one.

This photo, even if you cannot see it, is a visual record about my experience with Mapuche people in the South of Chile. It was taken for a very closed friend (in these time, my boyfriend) in Curarrehue, a really beautiful little town in IX Araucania Region.

In the photo you can see a pot over a big stove, well, let me tell us that inside of that the pot used to be some of the better “Sopaipillas” that I ever eat! If you don’t know, “Sopaipillas” are like paste made with flour and pumpkins, but Mapuches’ sopaipillas are different because it doesn’t have pumpkin, just flour, water, salt and oil. But that’s not all, they were eaten with the best company because Mapuche people are so welcoming, they make you feel like you’re at home.

I would love to came back these place, it was such an amazing experience to share with indigenous people and know about their lifestyle, culture and their handcraft. We practically live together and share our cultures, so I really learned a lot of thing that you only can learn living the experience yourself.