So the weather has been completely insane- yesterday was around the low 80s, and today was the low 30s. Fittingly, yesterday I went to a national park with a group of Americans (it was the longest I've spoken in English since I got here) and took a lot of pictures that should be up eventually, and today I did pretty close to nothing.
Yesterday evening I went to another soccer game, and I think the fact that I know the soccer yells and songs probably makes me look like a bit less of a foreigner.
The cold is starting to get me (another 2 weeks or so left in winter) because the heat in the apartment is only a gas stove in the kitchen. No one likes to get out of a warm bed on a cold day, but it's even worse when the temperature in the room is in the upper 50s.
Also, I think everything in Chile is about 2 hours later than the US. The workday (for my information systems and journalist roommates) starts around 9-10 AM, dinner is 9-10 PM, and a typical bed time is 12:30 on weekdays and 5-6 on weekends.
One thing that's interesting for me is that in cafes and restaurants I'll see things like "Salsa Norteamericana" (American sauce) or "Pan Americano" (American bread) and a lot of things "American." Oddly enough, I recognize almost none of it. Salsa Americana is a mix of mayonnaise, ketchup, and something else. Pan Americano is some kind of pastry. The french roommate has the same thing- we were trying to figure out what a "cafe frances" is... and even the waiter didn't know.
We get Wednesday off this week, so it'll be two 2-day weeks.
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