An Afternoon Writing at a Cafe

This weekend, I had the urge to write (and a backlog of notes that needed writing). One of the things that had stymied the minimal amount of letter writing I end up doing is an apparent lack of access to quality letter-writing tools. I have a pen, naturally, but finding decent paper and envelopes had proven to be tough (it took me a couple months to find normal letter envelopes in Concepción!). So, yesterday I made a concerted effort to find stationery stores in Santiago and this morning bought some note cards. I had an afternoon working meetup planned with a couple friends, at a nice little cafe in the center of Santiago. It promised to be a sunny and relatively warm winter afternoon, so I grabbed a table outside and started writing.

A little while after I took that photo, the first friend arrived and we got caught up over lunch, before breaking out the laptops and pens to get some stuff done. I was feeling a bit under the weather and had been cooped up inside, so it was great to get outside for a spell. You can’t go wrong with a nice afternoon at a cafe.

And, I even managed to write a nice stack of notes.

Now I just need to find a post office!