Chillin in Chile

So I had a pretty calm weekend. Nothing planed and no where to be. It's really hard for me to just sit around here. I still feel like im on vacation and I should be out doing something every hour of the day. The reailty that Im here for 3 and a half more months hasn't set in and to be quite honest I dont really think it will. anyways back to the story of my weekend.

Friday was an international meeting with the Mayor of Vina. There was pictures being taken and interveiws with studends happening all around. They had a little press conference, some dancing and the main attraction wine, cheese and chocolate truffles. Im not much of a wine drinker but they did have some really good pineapple juice that was so so good!! Also friday I finally got my Chilian ID card. Since we were on student visas the police came in and got all our info and stuff and made us a card that we can use instead of carrying around our passports all the time Saturday was such a good day. We did nothing much at all. I meet up with 4 of my friends and we just explored around the city. We tried to go to a park here but it was closed. Then we headed off to find the museum that has the Easter Island statue out front. It was super easy to find but was closed so we didnt get to go inside and see what that was all about. Oh well! A boy here bought a guitar so we just sat outside the museum for like an hour or so and he played on that while the rest of us just listened and chated about. Up next was Leders. Its basically walmart here in Chile. They sell great value stuff and some other brands from walmart. We went in with a mission for some pj pants and came out with a some snakcs to. Its just so hard to resist pringles and candy!
Sunday fun day!
Jesse found a church so we this morning. I couldnt understand but I did recognize some beats to the songs. I dont know if I was saying the words right either but I just kind of sang alond anyways. We meet another boy after church that was from Alaska and found out there is a Bible study on mondays and a collge service on fridays. So now were have a little more stuff to add to our not so busy scheduals!! Later on in the after noon I meet up with some friends at a cafe called Mangos and had some really yummy chocolate cake! Then one of my friends came over to my house and taught me spanish. I find that everything I know I am learing from my friends outside of class. kinda frustrating since im paying a wad to be here but oh well there nothing I can do about that!! Sundays are pretty chill here everything is basically closed so there isn't much to do but hand around watch movies and catch up on some home work so thats been my day today.
Sometimes I don't know what to say on here and as I wrote this little blog I realized that I was just basically giving you a play by play of my day. Thats kinda wierd but what ever its all I got for now!

there sunsets are so beautiful here. I know I say this so much but seriously they are. I can't look at one and not see Gods amazing fingerprint on this world.

hope eveyone has a wonderful Monday!!

Stumble & Pin

I told myself all summer I was NOT getting into Pinterest. I knew if I started I would get hooked. Well last night in started and I just love it so so much! I started planning a party and looking for porjects for my new apartment in Charleston. I'm having so much fun looking for stuff and making my dream boards as I call it.

And then last night Tawni introduced me to stumbleupon.com and its just so much fun! we sat or like and hour and just surfed throught that thing. You sign up for it and mark you interest and it will bring you to random websites for your interest its so fun. If you like something it will save it for you in a little file. You just press the little stumbe button at the top and then you off to another site. Its totally random and totally fun!!

Simple Lovely Day

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I love that I've had the oppertunity to travel the world this year

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I am so greatful for the wonderful friends I've made here in Vina I love them so dearly!

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my 50 min skype date with the fabulous Kelsey
who I miss soo soo much

(this is months old like I think April at a concert down in Charleston)

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Lazy days spent watching Pretty Little Liars

I'm almost caught up finally!

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this is a short n' sweet post to go along with my

short n' sweek friday I'v had

When Monday Comes Around

Wheww what a weekend!

I did't travel anywhere but I was away from Vina all day saturday and sunday.

Saturday UVM took the international students to the capital of Chile, Santiago. We had to be at the school at 8:30 that morning. That was exceptionaly hard for me because I didn't fall asleep till like 3 that morning, stupied dogs and cars, but I made it to the school with time to spare. We had to take a bus for about an hour and fourty five minutes to the city. We spent the day walking around. We went to the National History Museum, a Church, A modern art museum of some sorts and Parque Metropolitano where they have a huge statue of the Virgin Mary. My favorite place was at the statue there were some breath taking views of Santiago with the Andes in the background we sat up there for about an hour just looking out over the city as the sun set.Tawni and I

the protesting is still going on here. Someone said somthing about our school going into protest I sure hope this dosent happen! The Virgin Mary Statue

Sunday was my Sylvia's grandsons birthday so we went to el campo (farm) where they lived for his party. We left around 12 and didnt get there untill about 3. I loved the farm they had cows and chickens it reminded me of Lindsey Cards house so much! The little boy had about 8 friends over and they played non stop from about 3 till around 7 when we left! I was really excited to have some cake Ive been craving some forever now. So when they sang "happy birthday" I was pretty stoaked. The kids didn't eat any cake at all just the adults. They sang and all the ninos went back outside to play and they set the tabel for all the adults to have the cake. I thougth that was a little funny definitely not american style! On the way home my friends invited me to the movies to see Horriable Bosses. it started at 10:10 and on the way back I was a little nervous we wouldn't make it back in time but we got back close to Vina and we hit a curb so hard that I fly up ( they dont have seat belts in the back seats) and shreak a little bit. it was like 9:20 when and the movie started in like 45 min and here we were sitting on the side of the road. Sylvia was trying to get help and franchesco didn't want her to so it was deffinatly a sight I must say. But they got that tire changed and I made it to the movies in time! It was neat to be inthe movies there it was in english and there were moments when i would forget that I was in chile while I was watching the movie. found out that wednesdays is the discount days for the movies so probably going to be seeing a few movies here!

Its been 3 weeks since I left America for Chile. My spanish is gradually getting better. My time here will be over before I know it. So im trying to go and do everything I can while Im here!

Lastly Happy birthday to one of my most dear friend Lindsey Knight. I can't believe that she is 22 today. I remember when we were in 8th grade just like it was yesterday. She is the friends that no matter how much time goes by I know I can call or see her and it's like no time pased! I treasure our friendship more than she know!