july 3rd - july 11
this week has flown by like the
others. We celebrated the Fourth of July here with a fiesta at the
church, we all brought in snacks and celebrated. We danced and sang.
Later that week on the 6th, I ran with other students before school at 7
am. It was nice to do something after basically nothing the past month.
A group of students have been running together before school since the
first week but this week I just started. I also ran in the morning the
following day. We run along the coast and the sky is really cool with
the sun rising. Thursday Germany lost to France and Alex was a little
bit sad. Our Thursday surprise this week was to go watch Finding Dory,
or Buscando a Dory. It was optional, so instead myself and some other
guys went to the mall and hanged out. I bought a oreo mcflurry with
manjar sauce on top. Friday was the beginning of our three day excursion
to la Serena, 7 hours north of Vina del Mar. When we arrived we went to
beach, and I played a little bit of beach soccer with others. That
night when we arrived myself and the other guys wanted an Asado, or BBQ.
We bought the food at a local Lider (Wal-Mart). The Asado was super fun
and the hotel was really cool. The next day we went to an observatory.
It was really cool. Then for lunch we went to a special restaurant
where they use sunlight to cook their food. I had lamb and mashed
potatoes and it was delicious. That night we were supposed to go to
another observatory to look at the stars but it was cloudy so instead we
went to the circus. It was a little sketchy and all the students and I
were sceptical but it turned out to be really fun time. That night we
did another Asado but this time with all the students. It was another
great night. Each night in the Serena we played cards as well which was
fun. Sunday we went to Japanese Garden in the Serena. It was cool and
relaxing. We returned to Vina at 8. Today we had classes, theater and
sports. Only 11 days here left, wow.
