Full Day

Today started off pretty relaxed. I ran a bit after with less trouble with my knee but only sprints. Hopefully I will be able to take a longer run tomorrow. I went back to the park Las Esculpturas and took some photos. I think it´s one of the best parks for just relaxing and taking in the view.

In the afternoon I took a long walk through Providencia and Las Condes. The map showed several parks, a shopping area, and the United Nations headquarters. It was really dry and the parks were mostly off-limits and almost a desert with some dry grasses. The UN headquarters was mostly obscured by heavy security and I decided it probably wasn`t a good idea to take photos anyway. The shopping street was interesting. It`s called Avenida Alonso De Còrdova and was almost American with Starbucks and Anne Taylor and people dressed in very European and American styles.

In the evening I met up with Rodrigo and Gaby with some of their friends at an Irish pub called Flanerty´s. As always superbien to be with them. I met Jean Bernard, a frenchman who works with Rodrigo and speaks perfect English, French, and Spanish. It`s crazy how many people I meet who speak so many languages. A couple also came by with their daughter and they both speak English, Spanish, and Japanese!


After the pub, Rodrigo and Gaby gave me a ride home and said that I should tell everyone in Cleveland hello. They also told me to orchestrate a deal so that Progressive could buy a company in Chile and we can spend our North American winter/South American summer in Chile the opposite time in Cleveland. Probably not, but I sure hope I can return and see more of the countryside and the South one day.