Week 10

This week in Chile was relatively calm, the most outstanding thing being a day off on Tuesday. Here in Chile, when there is a day of class/work between a weekend and a holiday (this Tuesday was the federal holiday of labor day) they call it a "Sandwich". Unfortunately, I had class that I needed to go to, but a lot of people take the day off and have a 4-day weekend. The interesting thing is that when there are extended weekends or vacations, the city seems to empty. Traffic during rush hour is significantly less on both the streets and in the metro. This lightening of traffic was a nice change and a much better start to my Monday!

The other exciting event for the week was a trip to La Piojera, a bar famous throughout Chile for their "terremotos". I was told that the drink originated there, and that famous people from throughout Chile and the world will visit to try one of these drinks. They were ok, but quite a mess-to save time, cups are lined up on the bar and the giant jug of wine (see previous blog entries) is simply poured over all of them, causing some spills. While I don't think I'll be going back, it was a fun atmosphere for an afternoon!




Other than getting a second tandem (intercambio) partner this week, nothing else new has really happened this week. I'm still loving Chile, and adjusting to the daily life better and better each day! The pictures for this post are from other weeks, as I don't have anything specific to this week.