This week I FINALLY climbed the famed cerro (hill) San Cristobal! This hill is in a very central part of the city and tall enough to look over many of the surrounding buildings, providing a gorgeous view of the city and the mountains to those who climb it. I was lucky enough to reach the giant statue of the Virgin Mary at sunset, and thus see the entire city bathed in colors and reflecting off the mountains: something I'll never forget.
On Thursday my History of Music class had the unique assignment of performing Gregorian Chant pieces we had been learning for the entire class, inside the temple on campus. Not only was this a fun experience because I got to work with more people, but because the acoustics of the temple are similar to those of a real Gothic Cathedral, and the sounds produced were incredible. While it would take a day and a half to post it on my blog, I have video of this performance for anyone who wants to see it when I next see you!
Saturday was the qualifying soccer game for some world competition between Chile and Bolivia. I went to watch it with the Chilean youth group I've been visiting occasionally, and I have to say that while every goal is not as epic from the television as it is in the stands, watching with natives was a whole lot of fun!
That evening I went on a "haunted tour" of the cementerio general de Chile, which I had visited (and written about) previously. I was expecting to be walking among tombstones and have actors pop out at me, but it was really just a summation of historical information about the cemetery, focusing specifically on the occult and fantastic. However, the tour did include some very irregular events, including a show of white magic in an exorcism and a visit to a local funeral home, where everyone had the opportunity to look at a dead body and to lie in a coffin. While I did the first I abstained on the latter.
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