March 6, 2011
This is the day that I found those poems I posted last week. Melanie and I met up with the intention of going to an art gallery and climbing a hill. In a sense, we accomplished that, but a different art exhibit and a different hill than previously planned. We explored an alternative bookstore on the way to a park full of different art sculptures. The first one I saw was the one I posted along with the poem. That one was my favorite of the park. We enjoyed admiring the art, discussing the artists, and watching people meditate under the trees.
We then walked about ten minutes from the sculpture garden to Cerro San Cristobal. We had climbed it before, but decided to do it once again. We found a nice part of the hill and did some yoga together with a lovely view of the city.
March 8th, 2011
The night before Melanie's 21st birthday. Melanie's Chilean mother had made us reservations at a local bar/disco. We got there, ate some sushi and sipped on champagne. At the beginning of the night, the bar was almost empty. By 2 or 3 in the morning, it was almost impossible to move from one part to the other. Overall, I enjoyed some spanish conversation and people-watching as they danced to the loud reggaeton music. Best of all, Melanie enjoyed her 21st the way that was intended!
March 12, 2011
Yesterday, we went to another birthday party which we were invited to by Melanie's host sister, Josefina (middle of the picture below). This one was a asado, or grill, in the Santuario de la Naturaleza, or Nature's Sanctuary. It takes about 20 minutes of driving, 10 of which are winding up a hill, and we arrived to a beautiful spot with a river and green trees surrounded by mountains. The birthday girl and all of her friends were some of the friendliest people I've met! We ate, drank, conversed and enjoyed the scenery.
Later that night, Anna and our Chilean friend Chris went to a hill overlooking the city. I'd been to this spot once before but it truly is stunning! There's a sea of city lights sparkling accompanied with the noises of the city, barking dogs, honking horns and faint music.
[video coming soon]
Todavia explorando mi ciudad gigante,
Lauren Adele
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