Another day...

It's a beautiful morning in Santiago. A bit cloudy near the mountains but breezy for today. I'm sitting out on the balcony just watching the wind blow threw the trees. We actually have water and power today too. I'm just waiting for Roman to come back from the archive and also to find out if the rest of my luggage came yet, including my pc.

Here, I notice that people are alot more social. They sit out on their balconies chatting with each other. People walk almost everywhere. Hence I think I'm loosing weight already and I have only been here a week as of today. Roman's mom even commented on it. Although I laughed at her after I had to pull out my Spanish/English dictionary and look up the word "thinning". Yeah...I was a bit delayed. People seem pretty patient with you if they know you are actually learning spanish. If you aren't, well, they react just like people in the states do. "You are in the US now LEARN ENGLISH".

New Spanish Phrase: '(E)sta bien? = You're ok?
New Japanese Phrase:
What I spend yesterday*:200=Cab, 30=bottle of water, 120=cab, 21=plunger (I guess you don't put the toilet paper IN the toilet here >.>), 5=soda
Observations: There are big huge rats the size of an average cat in the states. Girls here are so busy comparing themselves to other girls that they don't even look at they guys. I have experienced chivalry!!! Gentlemen do exhist. I have not had to walk four flights of stairs to take the garbage our or bring the huge 5 gallon water bucket or even carry the laundry bag to the laundry place. It seems as though I am only responsible for carrying my purse and looking cute (which I don't pull off very well yet...since I was never really the "dainty" type). I think I'll take some tips from Chen (Pablo's gf and my cute filipina room mate...she is THE SWEETEST...especially since I don't get alone well with other girls and their 24/7 upkeep and competative antics). She seems very down to earth now that I know her in person vs. via pc.

*See exchange rate link for comparison.