back in Iquique (sabado, 4 septiembre)

Yesterday we had our final presentation for the Interscolar in Santiago. The choir sang well but didn´t win, but we did get an honorable mention award for being the choir with the most emotion in the music and stage presence. Before the presentation there were tons of people crowded into the auditorium and there was barely room to move. I´ve always felt borderline claustrophobic in small spaces crammed with lots of people, and I started to have a bit of an anxiety attack. Travelling with the choir and orchestra had been fun, but I was craving ´me time´by that point. During the trip I had constantly been surrounded by other people, and I was really needing some peace and quiet, as well as personal space. Fortunately I was able to relax a little bit once we sat down in the auditorium and the different choirs started singing.

After the presentation was over, we got back on the bus to head straight back to Iquique. The bus ride wasn´t bad, but it seemed really long since I´d already finished both of the books I´d brought with. I slept a lot on the bus and read a little bit of Neruda´s poetry.

This afternoon we finally got back to Iquique, and by then I was badly in need of running since I hadn´t had the chance to run at all the past week, and I had all this excess energy I needed to get rid of. As soon as Patricia dropped me off at my House, I changed clothes and took off on a long run. Runner´s high settled in almost immediately and I enjoyed the run. After running I had to type up my Spanish homework and email it to my tutor. I met up with a co-worker to plan out parts of the trip to Perú, where we´re going next week during vacations. Then I ate vegan sushi and wandered around the beach for a while before going home for the night. It´s definitely good to be back in Iquique. The choir trip was fun and I´ll never forget the experiences I had this past week.

written by

Sara Florecita on September 4, 2010 from Iquique, Chile

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

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