Are You Athletic?

“Do you like to play sports?” was one of the first questions I was asked when making small talk in Natales. I’m so used to answering “no” to the question, I hadn’t really stepped back and thought about it in a while. Maybe biking, jogging, hiking, and yoga don’t count as sports in the team-oriented sense of the word. But I’ve realized here in Magallanes, supposedly the most sedentary region in Chile, how much I value physical activity, and what a huge difference it makes in how I feel each day. The spring weather here—freezing rain in the face and winds topping 100 kilometers an hour—make getting out of the house challenging, but I always feel better when I do.