So, the concert was FABULOUS!!!!!! Totally worth every cent and all the effort to get the tickets! Also, Jorge Drexler wrote a beautiful song for Chile about the earthquake in February and sang it as a surprise for everyone. It made me cry because it was so lovely. I admire him even more after actually seeing him in concert. He is such a funny guy and seems like such a nice person. The theater we went to was really nice, and also smaller than most venues I've visited in the US. It gave the concert a very unique feel because everyone was so much closer to Jorge. One thing that I thought was really different was that everyone was yelling and talking whenever they got the chance. People on one side of the theater would yell out jokes and the other side would answer, etc. It was really funny except when everyone start shushing each other, lol.
Sara and I had a little bit of an issue with the bus getting there though. Only because we went the wrong way . . . into the ghetto pretty much! Luckily I realized what was going on and we got off and hopped on a bus going the other way. I explained to the bus driver when we got on what had happened and he was really sweet to us and warned us when our stop was coming up. He was also trying really hard to engage us in conversation. So meanwhile, I was really worried we were going to be late for the concert but we ended up arriving right on time. But, Sara lost her phone (or someone pick-pocketed her) somewhere in the process of getting there so that put a little damper on the evening. I ended up having a fabulous time and I'm pretty sure she did too!
On Saturday I met up with my language partner. His name is Diego and he is a 17 yr old student that lives pretty close to me. And, what a sweetie he is! He came to meet me at my metro stop on Saturday and took me out to Las Condes. Which reminds me that I should probably include a map of "las comunas de Santiago." Go here to see what I mean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comunas_de_Santiago_(nombres).svg. So, I live in Ñuñoa and I travel through Providencia every day to get to school in Santiago. And Las Condes is right by me as well. It is the most developed part of the suburbs where you find all kinds of nice hotels, malls, movie theatres, and all kinds of stuff. Anyways, Diego and I went to Las Condes to visit one of the biggest malls here in Santiago: Alto Las Condes. He and I ate lunch and walked around talking and looking around at different stores. We also played games in an arcade and stuff like that too. The whole day was really fun and I got to practice a lot of Spanish! And now I have been invited to go and eat at his house and go out with his friends, everything! He is like my little Chilean brother, hah.
Other than that I have just been hanging out at home. I got over my cold but I've had a terrible cough and some congestion that keeps me up at night. So, I've been trying to rest up this weekend. I'm starting to think I'm allergic to something in the air here. The air quality is really bad so I'm sure that has something to do with it. BLAH! I just want to stop coughing at night!!
Anyways, I've still got some homework to finish. Chau for now!
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