Week 20 in Chile

It's unreal how time has flown by. I can't believe I only have two months left in this beautiful country. I don't think I have time to do all the things that I want to do. It's crazy!

Monday, October 14, 2013

-Spent the day party planning with Nora; she's letting me have a bday party on Wednesday (even though my bday is tomorrow) before Miercoles Po or whatever since Wednesday is a big night to go out; she's really into party planning and is having the Nana come to help clean and we went to buy all these little hor d'ouerves type things today that are going to be delivered tomorrow; she wants my friends to help come set up and we are gonna go buy drinks tomorrow; she's having some of her friends come over too since they all know me as well
-Class and then homework!

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

-BIRTHDAY!!!! 21!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
-Spent the day in class but met up with a bunch of friends at a local bar/brewery to celebrate my birthday and watch the Chile vs. Ecuador game. A win for Chile would mean qualifying for the World Cup. Long story short, Chile won and the whole city went absolutely nuts. When big things like Chile qualifying for the World Cup occur, everyone congregates in Plaza Italia (near my house) to celebrate. So in typical Chilean fashion, everyone headed there to celebrate. There were fireworks and flags and chatting and general debauchery. So much fun!

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

-Spent the morning helping Nora set up for my birthday party; Nora is awesome and is letting me have a party here tonight for my birthday! So fun!
-Went to the Museo de la Memoria y Derechos Humanos with my DDHH class; I've already been there 2 times, but there is always something new to look at or discover in this museum. I wish there was a traveling exhibit or something though.
-21st birthday party in my house with so many gringos and Chilean friends and Miercoles Po for my birthday! So much fun and such a great way to celebrate. Not the American 21st birthday I thought I'd have, but a way more fun version in Chile! Nora did such a great job helping me plan everything and it all went off without a hitch. Everyone had a great time.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

-Spent the whole day in bed which is obviously a sign of an awesome 21st birthday!! DUH!!
-Major protest again today and my classes were cancelled because the academic department was on strike for the day, so it was also the perfect day to stay in bed because I literally had nothing to do :)

Friday, October 18, 2013

-Spent the day doing work and hanging around the house
-Met up with my friends to head to the Wisin y Yandel concert! Super fun reggaeton concert. Very different than in the US because it was just the one artist for 2 hours and then the show was over. No opening acts or anything which was a little different
-Went to Plaza Nunoa afterwards since the night was still young with my gringa friends and then some Chilean friends came and met up with us for a little. I really like Plaza Nunoa, such a fun and relaxed area with lots of great bars!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

-Spent the day hanging out with a friend and doing some homework
-Zombie Walk in Santiago and encountering people dressed up as zombies on the metro
-Went to my soccer where we won 2-1 in a very tough game! The other team was super aggressive and pushy and pushing our team for no reason. So at the end of the game, one of the girls from our team elbowed the meanest girl on the other team in the face and a full on Chilean girl fight broke out. It was so funny and startling at the same time. That girl totally deserved it. She was awful.
-After the game and dinner, I headed to La Reina to meet up with some Chilean friends for a pregame and then we all headed to a party after but what was a good night turned into an awful night because when I headed home I got my iPhone stolen by the taxi driver... I'm fine and nothing else was taken, so it's more annoying than anything. I had been so careful for so long and so I'm really mad that this happened, but at least I'm not the only getting stuff stolen. This week people had their phones and wallets stolen in a park. Ugh Santiago.

Sunday, October 20, 2013

-Spent the majority of the day at home doing homework and talking to friends, but in the evening, I met up with a Chilean friend so I could go file the police report for my iPhone. I explained to him what happened and he told the police so they could understand it and get it right. So now they have all the information and the license number for the taxi, so hopefully something good comes of it or that driver gets fired. They said they are gonna call me about it!

So that's all for this week. All in all a great week spent celebrating my birthday, except for that minor hitch of having my iPhone stolen. Regardless, I'm still loving Santiago!

Besos,
Lesley