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| Even Google knows what time it is. |
It seems that everything started happening once time went forward an hour on the 7th. Daylight savings exist here... Es la primavera!!
Un viaje a Olmué con Jenny
My adventurous partner-in-crime, Jenny, and I went to Olmué for a weekend. Her chilean uncle has a house in Olmué that he let us stay in for the weekend. Let me tell you, it was very peaceful and relaxing. We had homework to do, but we were so distracted by the environment we were surrounded in, we didn’t get much done. It’s beautiful in Olmué. On our way back, we checked out the central area of Olmué so we could know what we wanted to get next time we go back. So when I say we are “adventurous”, I really mean it. For some reason, we had this bright idea to walk back to the metro station. We “thought” we know our way and took this one LEFT that led us to the road of struggles. We walked for 3 hours until we found a micro stop and rode it to the metro station (15 min ride). We took the longest route ever, by going the farthest direction from Limache then heading towards Limache. My feet were hurting so bad that I got blisters. Believe me, next time we’re taking the bus from Olmué.  |
| View from my window. |
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| Sunset behind the mountains. |
El Día de Voluntad
If there is ever an opportunity for me to do community service wherever I am, I will serve. So a group of ISA students went to a little school on the outskirts of Valparaiso and we had different tasks there. I helped create a little village for enanos (dwarfs) with los niños. 
Celebración de la Independencia de Chile con ISA
So September 18, the entire country of Chile turns-up for Independence Day. So ISA took us to Parque Quebrada Verde the Friday before (12th) to have a picnic with us and teach us cultural games, dances, and give us cultural food (choripanes y empanadas) that’s prepared during Fiesta Partrias. It was a great time. We really enjoyed ourselves. Some of the games I recognized from what we do in the US. Now one game I participated in, I forgot the name but my partner, Caroline, and I had to eat an apple off a string. I have the video, but I think it’s just one of those things you have to see in person. :P
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| VIVA CHILE! |
After that, my adventurous partner-in-crime and I walked around Valpo and then walked back to Vina. We noticed some things we never seen when we pass by through bus. It’s always interesting to notice things you never see when you don’t take time to look at it.
A Day at Concón
*Don't know why I use the word casual so much and show an awful view of the moutains*
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| Merluza con Arroz y Ensalada |
Celebración de la Independencia de Chile en mi universidad
My school had a little celebration on the plaza. They grilled choripanes (my favorite) and had students from a dance class perform Cueca. By the way, I only had two days of classes this week because of the holiday.
Celebración de la Independencia de Chile con mi familia
My little sister Esmy had a dance at her school (we were late and missed it O_o), and we got to see the students of the school perform Cueca. On 18th, my dad was on the grill, grilling it up. We had a great lunch and time celebrating. The morning of the 19th I went to my dad’s other house with Esmy and later on, as a family, we went to jardín botánico to have lunch there. Having a picnic there was very relaxing and soothing. When I say the streets were dead those two days, there was not a soul (maybe like two or three people) in the streets. My dad says that no one should be working besides the police officers, bus drivers, firefighters, etc. You have to buy food for all meals for two days, if not, you’re out of luck!  |
| Mi hermanita y sobrinito |
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| Papa y yo |
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| Mi mama y hermanas |
Blog Shout-Out
So I have two blog shout-outs this time…
This first one goes to Kendall. So as you know, my literature class is in Spanish. We had to do a presentation in that class with a Q/A at the end. It was just Kendall and I (our other two group members were traveling), and we both were on different schedules making us unable to practice together. Mind you, we can’t use any English because not everyone understands it, including the professor. I wasn’t able to read the work, but because he read it and I was able to translate the information, we ended up doing good! It was alright for our first presentation. He was worried, but I was confident in him as well as our presentation. Good Job Kendall!
Second shout-out goes to my lovely parents. I’ve been having the munchies at night lately and craving my favorite American snacks. Love and behold, they send me a box of goodies! God is good!! They are the REAL MVPs. XOXOXO
Well thanks all for now.
Hasta la próxima…
Chao!
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