Rancagua - Part II

I was just joking about going to the gym. I actually ended up going to the Casino (Firstie Club) to grab some Italianos with my gringo buddies. Anwyway, we return to tales of Rancagua. On Monday we woke up around noon (as is our custom) and ate breakfast and lunch in rapid succession. Then, we headed out with our friend and his uncle to see the Chilean countryside. We visited and walked around some small towns, while looking at damage done by the huge earthquake that destroyed Concepcion. Some of the older buildings in Rancagua had actually been knocked down by it. We also went to the mall, which some people will not enter because they think it was built poorly. They use the long cracks that run along the ground as evidence of this. Later in the night we went to a small town built by Americans many years ago. Our friend pointed out a mural of Che Guevara painted on the side of a nearby mountain while talking about how most of the workers supported Communism.

That night we went out to the disco pretty early. I think we were there at about 7. We drank a bunch of Cristal and Fanta, which you wouldn't think go well together but they do. Then we danced, met some chicas, the chicas left, numbers were exchanged. So overall it was a pretty good time. Then we went home and had some ice cream.

We did roughly the same thing on Tuesday in that we drove around the countryside, looked at some rivers and mountains, and stopped to urinate by this path that smelled of dead and dying fish. Conveniently, after we got back in the car, it started smelling of fish also. That night, we returned to the disco. There weren't a whole lot of girls there, so we ended up leaving and going to Jaña's uncle´s house. We drank Piscola and talked about various subjects in Spanish. I did my best to understand, but a combination of fatigue, Pisco, and the fact that I don't actually speak Spanish impeded me. Around 2 in the AM, we went back to Jaña's. I presume that we ate ice cream, but I can't really remember.

Wednesday, we once again drove around and looked at churches, rivers, mountains, and people. We mostly took it easy since we had been up so late the night before. At night we just hung out watching YouTube videos. As usual, it is to be presumed that we ate ice cream and conversed with Jaña's family at length.

Sheesh, I've been trying to get caught up on my blog, but I've been hell of busy lately. Also, my birthday is tomorrow, which is pretty cool. My next post will be about the madness that ensued on Thursday. So get stoked for Rancagua - Part III.