Bay Essence

american-chilean newlyweds in chile blogging about travel, food, culture, expat life, and adventures in chile. after a meeting in valparaíso in 2009 and spending a semester together followed by two and a half years in a long distance relationship, fransico and crystal accept the challenge of building a life together in santiago de chile. how did we met? francisco is a valparaíso native who studied abroad in central pennsylvania, coincidentally at crystal's home university. however, they only met half a world away when crystal's thirst for the world led her to francisco's home university in valparaíso. he, along with former study abroad participants, welcomed all the newcomers to valpo, crystal and francisco met, and the rest is history. as francisco and crystal are always in search for new adventures and greater understanding of themselves and the world. this blog is a venue for them to recount their travel impressions, food/restaurant reviews, and cultural experiences. the name bay es