some notes from santiago

I applied for my bolivian visa in paraguay about 2 months ago. and when i picked it up they told me that i could just get the actual visa at the airport, no problem. But sometimes when they say, ¨Ya esta todo¨ they dont really mean, everything is ready. So, since i had a little extra time, and i wanted to double check. I decided to head to the Bolivian Embassy to make sure that they would let me in to Bolivia. But it turned out to be not a quick trip. Mapquest made it look pretty easy to find and I figured i could ask for directions but it turned out the be ab bit of a crazy search for the bolivian embassy. i found it, but walked ALOT! It was a lovely walk, but i got off the metro about 4 stops too soon. so i was WAY out of the way. but didnt really know it. i was on the right street. But due to the funny numbering, I kinda keep thinking that it was just around the corner! it was eventually, just around the corner. They were very helpful and said i should have no problem getting my visa at the airport. (because neither in paraguay or chile do the embassies have visas to give out-how weird).

im staying in a really cute, hip hostel. I have meet some wonderful people and crazy travelers. I keep meeting Aussies who are on an around the world trip-for a year! i cant even imagine that! I think 2 months is a long time! I have had two very international dinners so far - that kind of sound like the beginning of a bad joke: so there are french guy, a chilean guy, a canadian guy, an australian gal and an american gal in a bar...
But it is making for great fun and wonderful convesation!

Being on vacation has a danger of forgetting what the date is and what day is what. I just realized that I get another day in Santiago! I thought i was to fly to bolivia on Thursday, but it turns out that its on friday! So a little more Chile time! Not half bad!

im staying in a really cute, hip hostel. I have meet some wonderful people and crazy travelers. I keep meeting Aussies who are on an around the world trip-for a year! i cant even imagine that! I think 2 months is a long time! I have had two very international dinners - that kind of sound like the beginning of a bad joke: so there is a french guy, a canadian guy, an australian gal and an american gal in a bar...
But it is making for great fun and wonderful convesation!

Being on vacation has a danger of forgetting what the date is and what day is what. I just realized that I get another day in Santiago! I thought i was to fly to bolivia on Thursday, but it turns out that its on friday! So a little more Chile time! Not half bad!

im going to read and journal this afternoon. i had a big walk around this morning so i dont really feel the need to go anywhere now.
I have made friends with the cleaning lady and the handyman that work here at the hostel. I got to eat lunch with them! and had my clothes washed!! HOW AMAZING! i turned them in at 1030 and they just came back clean and dried. amazing! i love technology!