This past week has been busy at school, as we are preparing for the English Week. Each grade level in the school is doing something special to show their parents what they have learned in English so far this year. It has been fun teaching the kids songs like "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes", "The Wheels On the Bus" and more. I'm also teaching the Kindergarteners about English speaking countries, and they will be presenting some facts as well.
Last weekend the roomies and I joined Noah and the rest of his friends from his Notre Dame program to celebrate his birthday in Los Molles. Los Molles is an adorable, small beach town about two hours north of Santiago. The group of 15 or so left Friday night, and Emy and I left Saturday morning since we had classes. Saturday when we arrived, it was sunny and gorgeous out! We stayed in three little cabins on the hill that over looked the ocean. When we arrived, Noah led us on a hike through a park called Puquen. There was a lot of cool looking flora and fauna and the views of the ocean were breath taking. There was also a colony of Sea Lions living on a big rock. After exploring and hiking around, we headed down to the beach. The water was freezing, but I dove in and swam for about one second. Then we ate shrimp and crab empanadas at a little restaurant on the beach, yum! That night, we went back to Puquen to watch the sunset. After, we had a big asado (BBQ) to celebrate Noah's birthday. We grilled lots of different kinds of meat, made guacamole and pebre (similar to salsa) and ate cake and some peanut butter brownies I made. The next morning, a bunch of us were suppose to go Scuba diving, but there was some confusion with the coupons we had and scheduling, so the instructors never showed up. It was a rainy and cold day, so we relaxed and then went to a famous restaurant that cooks fresh fish daily. Emy, Erin and I split a parmesan shrimp dish and fried Reineta, a local Chilean fish. It was probably some of the best seafood I have had! Finally, all fifteen or so of us packed up and walked to the highway to catch a bus back to Santiago. It was a beautiful and relaxing weekend.
Things are starting to come together for my Mom's visit! Still planning some little details, but I can't wait until she arrives.
Until the next exciting thing! Love and miss you all.
Ciara
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