Since yet another month has gone by, I thought it was about time that updated my blog and filled everyone in on what I've been up to lately.
Last weekend Caroline and I, along with all the other Santiago volunteers, headed to Valparaiso to celebrate Barney's birthday. Famous for its port, Valparaiso is a small city situated on the coast of Chile, just a two hour bus ride away from Santiago. Renowned for its street art and lively atmosphere I was excited to see what Valparaiso had to offer!
On arrival, once we had dropped off our bags, Barney and Kevin (the 'Valpo' volunteers) gave us a tour of the city. As the majority of Valparaiso is built on an incline the cities architecture is made up of dozens of intertwined hill top neighbourhoods. This maze-like structure along with brightly coloured street art plastered on every building in incredible to see.
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| We had to climb A LOT of steps to get to the top... |
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| ...but the view was definitely worth it! (although the weather could have been better)
From the left: Kirsty, Me, Caroline (my partner) and Kelly.
After we had explored the city we headed back to the boys house and celebrated Barney's birthday in the way that Chileans celebrate every special occasion- a plentiful supply of alcohol and a BBQ! Apparently its a Chilean tradition to buy two birthday cakes, one to eat and one to smash in the birthday boy/girl's face! I'm hoping this doesn't happen on my birthday...
I had such a good time in Valpo and can't wait to go back for New Years Eve, where they host the biggest firework display in South America-on the beach!
I'm heading to Argentina, Mendoza next week for Halloween so I'll let you all know how that goes...
CHAO. <3
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