by Cami Ostman | Jun 6, 2022 | Race Reports, Read This, Reflections, Travel log
I traveled to Iceland with pals Lisa Dailey and Carol Frazey to participate in the Hengill Ultra. Carol and I had signed up to run the 53 kilometer race and Lisa was set to run the 10K. Once we arrived I didn’t sleep for more than a couple of hours a night... by Cami Ostman | Nov 24, 2014 | Chile 2014, Reflections, Travel log
I’ve never been a very sophisticated music connoisseur. Just to give you an example, my high school boyfriend tried to introduce me to Peter Gabriel back in the day, but I eschewed his attempts to educate my taste and stubbornly continued to listen to Air Supply—until... by Cami Ostman | Nov 12, 2014 | Chile 2014, Travel log
My senior class in high school voted me “friendliest” and “sunniest smile” the year we graduated. One thing they most certainly did not vote me was “most likely to participate in adventure/extreme sports.” And, although I think of myself as an extreme runner, I’ve... by Cami Ostman | Oct 10, 2014 | Chile 2014, Race Reports, Travel log
As some of you may know, this isn’t my first time in Chile. When I was in the midst of writing my first book in 2010 and trying to figure out how to get to Antarctica, Bill and I flew down to Bellingham’s Chilean sister city, Punta Arenas, which happens to... by Cami Ostman | Oct 1, 2014 | Chile 2014, Travel log, Writing
Well, I suppose it’s inevitable that Bill and I would catch colds. You don’t leave summer and arrive to a blast of winter without a shock to the system. We had a first short bout with the flu/cold but tried not to let it keep us down. Last week we visited Lenga, and... by Cami Ostman | Sep 7, 2014 | Chile 2014, Current Events, Travel log
Bill received an email on Thursday announcing that his Friday classes would be cancelled, as would all afternoon classes at Universidad de Concepcion, because the student union had decided to have its big annual “ramada” party to celebrate Chile’s...