Long Hot Day in the City

Turns out the party was at house last night, well at least I understood enough Spanish to know it was a party. Parties go late here. I went to bed at 230 and woke up at 630 or 700 to get so,e water. The party was still going and the power had been cut to our floor in an attempt to quiet us, which oddly enough is apparently common. In the afternoon the elevator guys told us hoz cool we are (can't operate the elevator by yourself here)...good example of different culture.



Got up for good at 10 AM and zalked to see a rugby match with Helen and her friend Rowena but the pub was closed. Helen bought flowers to placate an angry neighborand I headed off to explore.










I walked through a bunch of parks and then went to the Bellas Artes Musuem, check out the photos. Afterwards I went to a large fish and produce market, Mercado Central.

By the time I was done there, I was hot and sweaty. It took me forever to get home because I couldn't find the bus I wanted and the metro wasn't working near me. So I walked to a

different line and came home.

Helen had made chicken curryand by the time we finished, Felipe came by with Maud and Diana and we all went to "Cerro San Cristobal" to drink beer and watch the city. It's a giant hill with a statue of the Virgin Mary and an amazing view. I could see the mountians all the neighborhoods my apartent and all the places I went today.Fabulous!

Came back and while I was talking with Lacey everyone was running around the house. Damian and Felipe left by bus for the south of Chile for 2 weeks for vacation and Diana left for Germany. I'm not sure how long Maud is around, but Helen is leaving in about 5 days for 3 weeks vacation with her Dad when he gets in from England, probably the same day I'm planning on going to Valparaiso for the weekend.

I enjoyed all the things my roommates showed me this weekend but ready for a couple of days of just going to school, sightseeing, and studying.