Last week on Thursday we went to a collection of marionette shows in Valparaíso.  It was a very interesting window into Chilean culture.  They even had Beatles marionettes, which I found rather funny. 

On Sunday we went for a tour around the Chile´s main port, Muelle Prat.  It was very cold, windy, and cloudy, but we got to see "lobos del mar" which literally translates to "sea wolves," but means sea lions.  After that we went out to eat at a restaurant called Hotel Brighton, where we had lunch around 4pm (very late) and got to see the miraculous news on TV that the miners stuck underground in the north of Chile are still alive after over 17 days.

On Monday I did some exploring at the Quinta Vergara Park, which is very pretty.  I also found a art museum called Artequin, that is especially for kids.  I hope to volunteer there!

Una aventura en Valpo

Today was a great day!  I walked to class with two of my friends and we didn't get too lost!  It was sunny and nice out.  Class (advanced grammar) seems like it might be nit-picky but not too difficult otherwise.  We'll see.  After class I went with Karley to look at el mar (the sea).  It was beautiful. 

Later my Chilean friend  Jorge took Karley and I on a tour of Valparaiso.  It was fantastic!  We went to Muelle Prat, the main port in Chile.  We also saw a statue of Arturo Prat, a hero in the war against Peru and Bolivia in the 1870s. We walked all over... I can't remember all the names.  We even got to go up an asensor (elevator) to take us up the very steep hills (cerros).  When we got to the top, there was an outdoor museum of sorts, of grafiti art and murals on the walls of houses scattered around the neighborhood. 

I'm having a great time and hope you all are as well!