today, i reached two huge milestones. first, the car reached 160,000 miles! well, actually, it’s gone a bit further, since the odometer was inactive for about 50 miles in huaraz, peru. second, i finally found a decent bakery here! it was completely by accident, but the bread is surprisingly good. the gps point associated with this post is at the bakery, so i can find it again. i’ve already eaten two loaves today…and part of a third with my dinner. their beer bread is not actually like beer bread…my mom’s is much better.

i also visited the jewish museum….well, i tried too. the museum was listed in the guide book from the tourist center here, but the museum doesn’t even have a sign….it’s just a black steel gate and an address. also, they wouldn’t let me in. instead, they said that i had to call up, get interviewed and make an appointment….and, of course, they wouldn’t let me just talk to them in person there. kinda turns people away from judaism, and can make a jew turn self-loathing. i understand their security concerns….but they should either make it easier (and explain the steps in the guide book) or just take themselves out of the guide book completely. from now on, i’ll just stick with the catholics…who have beautiful cathedrals, which are always open to the public.

that’s about it for today….i’m still waiting to hear back from some people….but it seems like if it’s this hard to find an exciting engineering job…even if i did find one, it might not be that great. on the plus side, i’d be one of the few entrepreneurial engineers in santiago (tons of opportunity). on the down side, i’d be one of the few entrepreneurial engineers here (few tech entrepreneurs to work or hang out with). one exciting thing about the bay area is the entrepreneurial spirit. in san francisco, there are several companies doing exciting engineering work (from startup to multinational corporation). here, it’s been almost two weeks…and i’ve had several meetings, but haven’t heard of one company yet.