Week 3!

Monday, Dec 3

Had a very low-key day on Monday. Class at 8.30 (no fires this time), then just chilling in my room the rest of the day. I watched Some Like It Hot, which I unfortunately found fairly boring, though I do really like Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemon. I also made some amazing lentil soup. Just threw some lentils, onions, and tomatoes in a pot of boiling water with some salt, pepper, curry, paprika, and chili sauce. Yum!

Tuesday, Dec 4

Tuesday afternoon I went to Rosie's with her to walk the dog.  I realized that I haven't posted any pictures from the house, so here is the view from the front yard

also, some flowers

Then we checked out this Buddhist wellness center where Rosie scheduled a private yoga class, massage, and Reiki session for her and Andres for Saturday for his birthday. A pretty sweet birthday gift, I thought. Then we went out for some Peruvian food—so good! Mine was mixed seafood in a yummy sauce.

Wednesday, Dec 5

On Wednesday I finally got my rent paid, so I'm paid up for the rest of the time I'm here. Didn't do much of anything else that day. Started watching American Horror Story on my sister's recommendation. It's pretty good so far. Wow, this week is seeming really boring so far! Good thing I actually did something the next day...

Thursday, Dec 6

On Thursday I decided to head over to the Cementerio General. It's a HUGE cemetery in the city. I mean huge. There must be hundreds of thousands of people buried there—I was afraid I might get lost! When I first walked in I was amongst these large and beautiful tombs.

 After a bit, those subsided into walls of individual coffin holes

 and later on to poorer looking ground plots with just a metal cross marker.

This is the Memorial del Detenido Desaparecido y del Ejecutado Político, a memorial to the ‘disappeared’ of Pinochet’s dictatorship.

Finally, a creepy sculpture for your enjoyment:

Friday, Dec 7

Friday afternoon, we went to the horse races! 

Andres bet on a couple and won 6,000 pesos. The view from the grandstand was amazing, with the Andes in the distance turning orange and red as the sun went down.

Saturday, Dec 8

On Saturday I went to check out the Plaza de Armas. It's a nice plaza with a fountain and lots of trees and benches in the middle and quite a few important buildings surrounding it.

I got to check out the Catedral de Santiago

the central post office

and the Museo Historico Nacional.

I didn't have 100 pesos for a locker at the museum, so I went to go get change.  I got a pop.

That's right, it's Pap!  I just think that's funny.  It was ok, kind of like a bland cream soda. It was a nice day, as long as you were sitting in the shade. Oh, and I talked to this guy for a minute

Sunday, Dec 9

Nothing to speak of on Sunday. Was going to go to the craft market at Los Dominicos, but ended up just chilling out instead. Perhaps we will go another week.

Remember folks, if you would like to see the pictures better, you can just click on them to enlarge.  Have a good week!