Phrase of the day: un acto azar de simpatico (a random act of kindness)
I experienced one of the greatest acts of kindness today - I will never forget it! Amberley , Mark and I got on a bus to Los Andes - a small town about 40 miles north of Santiago - and it was quite the excursion.
For some strange reason we decided that we would walk about half a mile to the bus station instead of take a taxi. Now, you must remember that Amberley, Mark and I have three bags each that easily total over 200lbs: our backpacking backpacks, out snowboard bags and our smaller normal-sized backpacks.
A second issue was that I seriously injured my back a few days ago - a paramedic that was staying at my hostel checkout out my back and told me that I broke the spinus process of one of my vertebrate. I was experiencing some major back pain. Not surprisingly, about 5-minutes into the walk, we all realized that the half mile treck was going to be a painful adventure, however, we decided to keep going.
A little while later, when I think my back can't take anymore, the coolest thing happened - a random girl walked up to me and took the handle of my snowboard bag. She was offering to help carry some of the weight of my bags. The girl spoke absolutely no English, but she could see that I was seriously struggling and she decided to help. Due to the language barrier, we walked in silence for about 10-minutes until we were close enough to see the bus station. I will never forget this act of kindness and, when the opportunity arises, I will be sure to pay it forward by offering help to someone else in need.
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