July 10th

I'm coming home!

July 9th

Today was my last full day in Chile, and it was beautiful and perfect.
I feel so sad to leave, yet at the same time I'm happy to go home---it's a strange sensation, but I suppose it's normal.

Things from today

a final visit to my school




a ride in an ascensor




a pretty view




a sassy cat




a colorful cafe




a manjar crepe




and a me!

Love Street

She lives on love street
Lingers long on love street
She has a house and garden
I would like to see what happens


She has robes and she has monkeys
Lazy diamond studded flunkies
She has wisdom and knows what to do
She has me and she has you
She has wisdom and knows what to do
She has me and she has you



I see you live on love street
There's this store where the creatures meet
I wonder what they do in there
Summer Sunday and a year
I guess I like it fine, so far




She lives on love street
Lingers long on love street
She has a house and garden
I would like to see what happens



La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

-The Doors

Jerusalem---most delicious falafel sandwishes in Chile (Calle Quinta)

Notice: Sandwish Arabes haha



I took these pictures while we were waiting for our food, and I was totally planning on taking a picture of my falafel sandwich when it arrived as well-- but being my typical self, I was so excited when the sandwiches finally came, that I totally forgot. I did, of course, remember as I was eating my very last bite. Oh well, I assure you it's a great looking sandwish.

I'm leaving in exactly one week from today!

A few of the things I'm going to miss (in no particular order):
-avocados that don't cost $1.69 each
-the absurdity at how fast the buses are driven here
-palm trees
-panaderias on every corner and the pastries inside them
-big ridiculous dance clubs
-the wonderful people I have met here and may never see again ever
-manjar
-being able to use the excuse "I'm an exchange student" in classes
-colorful houses
-I hate to say it, but when men start singing love songs to me on the street when I walk by them
-completos
-going to school in a city
-cute street dogs and cats
-the proximity of the beach
-my ridiculously inexpensive Bikram yoga place and everyone who works there
-being legal
-this incredible Arabic food place, Jerusalem, that has amazing falafel sandwiches for only $2
-cheap wool yarn
-street vendors-- mainly the one who I bought sopaipillas from practically everyday for 10 cents
-being foreign

And life flows on within you and without you.

Chilean Pesos

Money money money -- this is what it looks like here:

Ignacio Carrera Pinto

1000 pesos = $1.88


Gabriela Mistral

5000 pesos = $9.40


Capitan De Fragata Don Arturo Prat Chacon

10000 pesos = $18.81

There are also 2000, or dos mil pesos bills-- I took a picture of one, but it is only uploading sideways and I don't know why! There are 20000 bills as well--- but I've only had one of those once-- that's big money.

Speaking of dancing...

Here I am doing the moonwalk the night Michael Jackson died:


And here we have some silly attempt at the Thriller dance:


In case you were wondering: Yes, people in Chile were also surprised, and in some cases, even sad about the king of pop's sudden death.

Whelp! Mamase, mamasa, mama-coosa!