Well a few hours ago I got back from my week long vacation to Uruguay. I will start by stressing VACATION! It was very relaxing...and not as adventurous as the trip to the desert. I will try my best to keep the updates entertaining but sometimes the real entertainment is sleeping on the beach!
We left for our Uruguayan adventures on the 11th. A little bus picked me up from my house and took everyone to the airport. Before I go too far...the picture on the right (maybe it is above, the formatting is very unpredictable) is of Judith (my mom Chilena) and Francsico (my brother Chileno).
The flight was non-eventful...but I was prepared nontheless. I booked my (and Cynthia's) ticket in the last row...according to my handbook, most survivors of plane crashes are seated in the tail section. I made sure to remind Cynthia of this while we were dragging our bags back there.
With my added precautions, we landed safely in Montevideo, Uruguay. The country is beautiful...almost as beautiful as their women! The people in Uruguay claim Brazilian girls are even prettier...but I find it hard to believe.
With beautiful beaches, a beautiful airport, and beautiful women, it was wrong of me to expect low prices...even a quarter pounder at McDonalds would run you $8USD. But we were on vacation! Big Macs all around.
At the airport we met up with Christian and his friend from soccer, Pinto. Pinto is a real cool guy...we got along very well. I will post a picture of him tomorrow. He doesn't really speak English so it was nice to finally be forced to practice my Castellano among my peers. Christian found us a cheap hostel for about $16USD a night in the center of the city. The hostel had breakfast, a little restaurant for empenadas during the day, a lounge, and a little bar...it was nice.
Once we got settled in, we went out to eat dinner. I got a mozzarella pizza...it was very good. After our nice dinner we walked one block to the CARNIVAL! It was really interesting and fun. It was a party in the street. Hundreds of people dressed up, dancing in the streets, playing music, singing, and acting. I have never seen anything quite like it. And apparently they do it every night this month! There were toddlers dancing, old women, and everyone in between. People were hanging onto scaffolding dancing on the sides, drinking beers and singing along...it made us feel very alive!
After the carnival, we decided to take the party to the old part of the city. We went to a lively part of town, a long street lined with clubs and bars. At each end were a group of Uruguayan police to keep everything in order. We sat down at at table to order some food and drinks in front of a small empty bar. A "Green Day" song was playing inside with a Karaoke projector...but no one was there to sing along. I made eye contact with the manager and he waved me in...obviously the party followed! I hopped on the Karaoke machine and we ended up having a lot of fun doing our favorite American/Latin songs. As you can tell from the picture I danced along as Christian sang Michael Jackson's "Thriller".
(I was later informed the hands for "Thriller" are actually more open and claw like...I was a little too Kangarooey)
We had a lot of fun, and the girls decided they wanted to dance for about 3 hours after we sang our hearts out. We stayed out late and everyone had their fill of dance/song/rum. The drinks were expensive so I decided to save my money for traveling and put on a flawless sober concert for my fans. They were very appreciative, I'm sure I will be getting a call from the talent scouts any day now.
I will update on the rest of the trip in the next few days...thanks for your support!
Chao
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