Villarrica
as the name implies, this really is a rich ville. it is a tourist haven...but apparently only in the summer as i am pretty much the only gringo ive seen south of santiago. but i can see why. the lakes that border the edge of town are massive, with beautiful, towering mountains to top their skyline. they provide lots of warm beach space and water sporting activities. speaking of the mountain, its called Volcan, or volcanoe, and its quite active. and i do mean puffing smoke at all hours of the day! i´ll be climbing it to the summit tomorrow!!!
ahhhh but its a beauty. it towers over the town like a watchtower and is seen in the skyline from nearly everywhere in the city and the surrounding countryside. the smoke that billows out is fantastic. i cant wait to see it close up!
some interestings:
-i´ve been to 3 parties so far (lots of food and adult beverages) and none of them have ended before 1 am. 2 lasted until 5 am! One of them, a party for feña´s pop, also named fernando but called nano for the sake of clarity, was a smashing hit!
-i saw sea lions and medieveal artillery used in the war against spain yesterday on the coast.
-it snowed here for the first time in 15 years, what luck! (or bad luck as it turns out, im sick of the cold!)
-chilean spanish is much harder to understand than peruvian or ecuadorian spanish. either that or my brain is tiring.
-i watch on average 1 futbol game a day, is this heaven?
-i went to some hot baths, i mean hot! they are like our jacuzzi´s only they are swimming pools filled with hot water. anyway, i went with feña, his two sisters andrea and carla and andrea´s boyfriend, rodrigo. they were the only 2 girls there and felt quite awkward getting in the water with 20 men gawking!
-i went to feña´s english class and got hit on by 17 year old chileans.
-i got lost 1 block away from the house.
-i got whooped in ping-pong by every chilean at the party on friday, and i thought i wasn´t bad!
-i went horseback riding at rodrigo´s country estate and found a lost, baby sheep, which, if it survives they are naming dan in honor of its rescuer!
-i drafted a Fantasy Football team with my friends from bluegrassmagic and got Ladainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Andre Johnson, and Adam Vinatieri...quite hopeful i think!
-i sleep about 10 hours a day.....
love
ahhhh but its a beauty. it towers over the town like a watchtower and is seen in the skyline from nearly everywhere in the city and the surrounding countryside. the smoke that billows out is fantastic. i cant wait to see it close up!
some interestings:
-i´ve been to 3 parties so far (lots of food and adult beverages) and none of them have ended before 1 am. 2 lasted until 5 am! One of them, a party for feña´s pop, also named fernando but called nano for the sake of clarity, was a smashing hit!
-i saw sea lions and medieveal artillery used in the war against spain yesterday on the coast.
-it snowed here for the first time in 15 years, what luck! (or bad luck as it turns out, im sick of the cold!)
-chilean spanish is much harder to understand than peruvian or ecuadorian spanish. either that or my brain is tiring.
-i watch on average 1 futbol game a day, is this heaven?
-i went to some hot baths, i mean hot! they are like our jacuzzi´s only they are swimming pools filled with hot water. anyway, i went with feña, his two sisters andrea and carla and andrea´s boyfriend, rodrigo. they were the only 2 girls there and felt quite awkward getting in the water with 20 men gawking!
-i went to feña´s english class and got hit on by 17 year old chileans.
-i got lost 1 block away from the house.
-i got whooped in ping-pong by every chilean at the party on friday, and i thought i wasn´t bad!
-i went horseback riding at rodrigo´s country estate and found a lost, baby sheep, which, if it survives they are naming dan in honor of its rescuer!
-i drafted a Fantasy Football team with my friends from bluegrassmagic and got Ladainian Tomlinson, Drew Brees, Andre Johnson, and Adam Vinatieri...quite hopeful i think!
-i sleep about 10 hours a day.....
love
posted by dk at 2:32 PM
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sounds like quite a life.
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