Villa Alemana: Day 3

Yesterday we all dropped off Giannina with her abuelita and went on a drive to the coast. We went to Valparaiso again and ate at some place called Mastodonte which was decorated and shaped like a cave. I had a craft beer called barba rubio which was actually decent. Something to remember about Chile, beer is not as huge as it is in Europe and especially America. Chileans are known for their wine and wine here is super cheap and super good. "Cervezas Artesanals" are not a common thing so to drink a microbrew here is rare.

Now..the lunch. Chileans eat HUGE lunches and small meals the rest of the day. A really popular thing in Chile to eat is Chorrillana. It's basically what it looks like: a heart attack on a plate. A giant plate of fries, topped with a ton of meat and cheese, often with fried eggs on top. I attempted to eat the Chorrillana Puerco yesterday and made it about half way through. It's a disgusting amount of food. I'm going to need to change my eating habits soon if I don't want to get adult onset diabetes.

Valparaiso, although it has streets, also has what are called Funiculars which are pretty much just boxes that are dragged up the side of a mountain with steel cables. It's a common way to get transported from one place to another. We took one yesterday to the top of some cerro in downtown Valparaiso. I'd be lying if I wasn't imagining the cable snapping the entire way up.

When we got home, I watched the futbol game with Manuel. Colo Colo (from Santiago) vs. Everton (from Viña del Mar). As per usual for teams that are my home teams, Everton lost. I've been a Cubs fan forever though so this is something I've gotten used to. Apparently this Saturday I'm going to leave to do a winter camp somewhere with some Chilean kids who have good English. As usual for this program, I have no idea where, when or how I'm supposed to leave but it's ok. Es lo que hay (it is what it is) More to come later