hiking, viña del mar, el mall, y música (domingo, 29 agosto)

Yesterday I got up at 8am, took a hot shower, and met up with everybody at the comedor (dining hall) for tea and bread. Cristián filled us in on the day´s schedule and then we had free time. I took some of the students hiking in the woods. We hiked down to the river and walked through the forest. It was really beautiful and the sun was shining brightly. Because of the hills, there were also breathtaking views of the Pacific. Although I was somewhat disappointed we wouldn´t get to spend the day in Santiago, I wasn´t upset for long. It was impossible to be annoyed during such a beautiful day with great weather and beautiful forests to enjoy. We ended up singing and playing the guitar outside before having a choir rehearsal. We ate lunch around 5pm, and I was really excited because we had found soy protein for my lunch! I had a soy protein, tomato, garlic, and oregano sandwhich on whole wheat bread, and a salad, and it was fantastic! Then we boarded the bus to go to Viña del Mar. On the bus ride, one of my students who has Mapuche heritage was telling me about the Mapudungun culture, people, and language. It was really interesting. After about an hour and a half, we arrived in Viña, where we took pictures in front of the clock / garden there, then got back on the bus and went to the mall (the students wanted to go). I´m not much of a mall person but it was better than sitting around the campamento the rest of the night. I found some maní confitado and looked without success for a coffee shop that has soy milk.

This morning we had to get up early to drive into Santiago to play / sing at the Methodist Church. Overall it went pretty well, but the church service was really long and boring and I felt like falling asleep during it. The people there seemed nice though, and it was a beautiful, warm day with the sun shining. We stopped at Lider, which is like the Chilean version of WalMart (they actually own it) on the way back. I was kind of disappointed that we didn´t get to spend more time in Santiago actually seeing things. Hopefully tomorrow we will get to see more of the city I love.

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Sara Florecita on August 29, 2010 from El Tabo, Chile

from the travel blog: año de dos inviernos (Chile 2010)

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