Friday

Lots of good things to recount lately...

Today was slightly warmer (!) and instead of class we went to La sebastiana (the second of Pablo Neruda´s three houses) and then to El museo cielo abierto, which is a neighborhood converted into a ´museum´of murals and brightly painted houses. The views were gorgeous and I took lots of pictures.

The other night I went out to a jazz club ´with a couple of friends who live nearby. It was a great atmosphere--break walls covered in old posters, dimmed lights, little tables of people drinking and talking, and of course a live band that sounded really good to my uneducated ears. We walked back to Plaza O´higgins late at night and even then it felt safe, with loads of people out. The city is really beautiful at night--there are lights covering the hills, and some of the light reflects off the water at the docks so it looks shining too.

We went out to a cute little traditional Chilean restaurant for lunch. It was hard to figure out the menu, and even when I´d managed to order what I wanted, what I got was way to greasy, sweet, and salty for my liking. This seems to be a trend with Chilean food, though my host mom does cook some delicious food. One kid in my program was telling me that his host family puts sugar in their water!

I´m looking forward to the weekend. The week has been really hectic, and if I can find a way of sitting around the house that is un-awkward, that is what I´m going to do.