I just got back from a vacation in Chile visiting my friends Meredith and Millie from WashU who are both studying abroad in Santiago. The trip was a lot of fun. I got to catch up with many friends (there were about 30 WashU kids in Chile the week I was there). I spent alot of time with Meredith and Millie and their Chilean host-family's house, where we cuddled with 5 3-week-old puppies and the momma dog, Canita.
Santiago was a really interesting city, especially compared to Lima. The infrastructure is much more developed. They have a metro system, public bus system, and taxicabs with meters!!! haha. It was surprising for me to find this sort of transportation in South America, where usually I have found only a comglomerate of informal modes of transportation, taxis where you negotiate with the driver through the window before getting in, and no buses to be seen, let alone an underground metro system!
The climate was beautiful when I was there. Even though they are in the middle of winter, the sun peeked out for a couple of days and feeling the sunshine was really refreshing after the greyness of Lima winter.
Overall I had a really fun time, did a lot of sightseeing and catching up with friends!
Now I am back hard at work in Lima with a new team of volunteers. I promise to update soon about what has been going on back here in Lima.
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