Saturday was a pretty nice day. I woke up late and had a cheese empanada waiting for me for breakfast, so obviously it was a great start to the day.
I read a bit in my room and then went for a run on the beach. It has been getting sunny earlier in the day and it really is nice out when the sun is out. The beach was really busy with soccer games going on (apparently eduardo was playing in one but I didn't realize it) and blow up bouncy attractions for kids and a dj. It was really gorgeous out and I enjoyed that. T
After skyping with steph and bill I went down to the center to meet Bria and Timm. We met at the McDonalds and then walked to get Timm a phone. The poor kid is trying really hard, but he doesn't speak any spanish and is having some troubles with his family, i think really just because there is a general communication barrier, not that they aren't nice. But at least for now he has a phone so that's one thing off the list.
Then we went to Telepizza, which is one of their chain pizza place, and I have to say I was really disappointed. Honestly, the pizza just didn't taste like anything. But then we did go to a place called Dimango and got a 4 flavor sundae to split, which was the best decision ever. We had chocolate, manjar, passion fruit, and mint chocolate chip, which sounds weird together, but it was great. The guy also accidently covered it in that hard chocolate sauce, which we really didn't mind. It was sooo yummy and I will definitely be going there as a regular.
Also, we saw Cristian, the guy whose birthday party we went to a few weeks ago, his friends, and some students all while walking "downtown," it really is a small city. I was also embarrassed while in the restaurants with Bria and Timm because they, especially Timm, speak soo loudly and expressively, I felt like they were screaming the whole time, in English, and everyone was staring at us. (I didn't just feel like they were staring, they really were.) Plus, we all know I like to talk, but these two....there is literally never a pause for you to get a word in or excuse yourself.
Anyways, then we went to Bria's house, which is really nice, even has a small yard with grass! And we met her host sister and TINY little dog Lily, who was just too cute to handle, and we then walked to the Arica Casino! This was actually my first time ever in a casino, it was exactly what you imagine it would be like. We only went to one room because we were going to watch Bria's host brother play piano in the band. They were really nice and I enjoyed the music, they played mostly american music, really cheesy songs that you would expect at a casino for old people. They even gave a shout out to their american friends who were joining. Embarrassing. It was a nice night seeing some new things and meeting new people and I was glad that we had a pretty early night (2am...so early by chilean standards).
Sunday I woke up late, had lunch with the family, fried rice and cheesy potato balls, and then went to the university boy's volleyball game. There were a lot of other gringas there, mostly us actually, and also Jennifer's host family (she is the volunteer who has been here awhile and I brought stickers for). We watched the game, which was a really close and good one, but we lost, and then Jennifer's family took me to the Feria Dominga. This was a huuuuge market I guess you could say down one of the major roads. Apparently it happens every Sunday and is where everyone comes to get their "american clothes". I got a fresh cheese empanada that was insanely good and just walked around with them. They were a very nice family and invited me to once with them, but I thought I better go back home. I'll have to go over sometime tho cause the mom told me she would teach me how to make emapanas, which I obviously have to do.
So it was a nice day, I came home and had once with the family, talked to host dad a bit, and then skyped with my real padres. Now I am at school during my break hour and obviously planning my classes very seriously. We had an award ceremony this morning for the top 3 kids in each class and some students played typical chilean folklore music and it was really really good. The ceremony itself could have been a lot shorter
I only have one more class and then I am walking to the market by my house to meet Timm so we can buy food and then go to my house to make lunch. One of the problems he is having in his house is that they don't really feed him anything and didn't say (although this could be a language thing) that he could cook whenever, so he is coming to my house so he can make a real meal...which is good for me to cause I would like to make something I actually want.
Also, can you believe I've been here a month? It really is going quickly and I am starting to warm up to here (maybe cause it is warming up here as well hah) but now that I am learning my way around, making friends, and slowly but surely feeling more comfortable at home, it is all starting to feel normal and nice. I have a feeling it is going to fly by as life has a way of doing.
I read a bit in my room and then went for a run on the beach. It has been getting sunny earlier in the day and it really is nice out when the sun is out. The beach was really busy with soccer games going on (apparently eduardo was playing in one but I didn't realize it) and blow up bouncy attractions for kids and a dj. It was really gorgeous out and I enjoyed that. T
After skyping with steph and bill I went down to the center to meet Bria and Timm. We met at the McDonalds and then walked to get Timm a phone. The poor kid is trying really hard, but he doesn't speak any spanish and is having some troubles with his family, i think really just because there is a general communication barrier, not that they aren't nice. But at least for now he has a phone so that's one thing off the list.
Then we went to Telepizza, which is one of their chain pizza place, and I have to say I was really disappointed. Honestly, the pizza just didn't taste like anything. But then we did go to a place called Dimango and got a 4 flavor sundae to split, which was the best decision ever. We had chocolate, manjar, passion fruit, and mint chocolate chip, which sounds weird together, but it was great. The guy also accidently covered it in that hard chocolate sauce, which we really didn't mind. It was sooo yummy and I will definitely be going there as a regular.
Also, we saw Cristian, the guy whose birthday party we went to a few weeks ago, his friends, and some students all while walking "downtown," it really is a small city. I was also embarrassed while in the restaurants with Bria and Timm because they, especially Timm, speak soo loudly and expressively, I felt like they were screaming the whole time, in English, and everyone was staring at us. (I didn't just feel like they were staring, they really were.) Plus, we all know I like to talk, but these two....there is literally never a pause for you to get a word in or excuse yourself.
Anyways, then we went to Bria's house, which is really nice, even has a small yard with grass! And we met her host sister and TINY little dog Lily, who was just too cute to handle, and we then walked to the Arica Casino! This was actually my first time ever in a casino, it was exactly what you imagine it would be like. We only went to one room because we were going to watch Bria's host brother play piano in the band. They were really nice and I enjoyed the music, they played mostly american music, really cheesy songs that you would expect at a casino for old people. They even gave a shout out to their american friends who were joining. Embarrassing. It was a nice night seeing some new things and meeting new people and I was glad that we had a pretty early night (2am...so early by chilean standards).
Sunday I woke up late, had lunch with the family, fried rice and cheesy potato balls, and then went to the university boy's volleyball game. There were a lot of other gringas there, mostly us actually, and also Jennifer's host family (she is the volunteer who has been here awhile and I brought stickers for). We watched the game, which was a really close and good one, but we lost, and then Jennifer's family took me to the Feria Dominga. This was a huuuuge market I guess you could say down one of the major roads. Apparently it happens every Sunday and is where everyone comes to get their "american clothes". I got a fresh cheese empanada that was insanely good and just walked around with them. They were a very nice family and invited me to once with them, but I thought I better go back home. I'll have to go over sometime tho cause the mom told me she would teach me how to make emapanas, which I obviously have to do.
So it was a nice day, I came home and had once with the family, talked to host dad a bit, and then skyped with my real padres. Now I am at school during my break hour and obviously planning my classes very seriously. We had an award ceremony this morning for the top 3 kids in each class and some students played typical chilean folklore music and it was really really good. The ceremony itself could have been a lot shorter
I only have one more class and then I am walking to the market by my house to meet Timm so we can buy food and then go to my house to make lunch. One of the problems he is having in his house is that they don't really feed him anything and didn't say (although this could be a language thing) that he could cook whenever, so he is coming to my house so he can make a real meal...which is good for me to cause I would like to make something I actually want.
Also, can you believe I've been here a month? It really is going quickly and I am starting to warm up to here (maybe cause it is warming up here as well hah) but now that I am learning my way around, making friends, and slowly but surely feeling more comfortable at home, it is all starting to feel normal and nice. I have a feeling it is going to fly by as life has a way of doing.
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