So that may be just a little bit of an exaggeration... I only went to the club on two of those nights... although there have only been three full nights so far this week, ha. I see it now, all of the people reading this under the age of 30 are pumped and everyone over 30 is worried that I am making poor decisions. For those of you that are happy about this, I tell you that it has been really fun to go out these past few nights. For those of you waiting for a chance to lecture me when we speak next, have no fear, as this is not going to become a regular routine--if nothing else, my feet hurt from dancing two nights in a row and I cannot take a third!
Really though, I have enjoyed going out these past few nights and seeing what the night life is like. These are the first times that I have gone out clubbing during my time here because I now have met a group of friends with which to do these activities. It is feasible to do now because classes are slow starting up so I am not making any mistakes by having not focused on academics... there have yet to be any! On Tuesday night I was invited to go out with a few friends to a club in Bella Vista, which is a comuna known for both its tourist attraction as well as its night life. The club was fun but fairly small. I also enjoyed that a lot of the music they played was Spanish, however, this meant that I did not know the songs and it is always even more fun when you know the songs you're dancing to. On Wednesday night, my friend Niels (from Germany) invited me to go to AfterOfficeSantiago, a party that is put up every Wednesday from like 7 until 1 AM at the palace on Cerro Santa Lucía, the park that I literally live across the street from. As the title suggests, the crowd was a little bit older on average, and when I saw a little bit I mean the ages ranged from 20's through 40's, ha. Nothing wrong with that, just makes you weary of who is moving in on you since it is hard to tell for sure if they are in your age range... I mean, I definitely got spanked waiting in line at the coat check, and I could not tell if the lady was a student or a business executive since the atmosphere was so disorienting with flashing lights! I also learned that if you ask for a drink con cariños, the bartender adds another shot (although it comes at the price of paying them a big tip!). I have to admit though, the best part of the night was when the DJ played a set of house music that I was all too familiar with. The crowd went wild with Show Me Love, and I was totally pumped when he played one of my favorite songs, World, Hold On, which is my ring tone that many of you know well!
As for school... It has been interesting not having class every day. I do not have class on Wednesdays or Fridays, meaning I am already done for the week! Like I said before, class is going slowly right now because we have not been given any assignments really. I also anticipate that my workload is going to be pretty light (But maybe it just seems that way coming from the block plan where I would have already been 1/4 of the way done with my class by now!). I have also learned that for all of my courses, I will only have papers and will not have any tests which I think is awesome. In fact, the first paper I need to write is a three page reflection on what I have perceived of Chile, and I am thinking I will just translate my blog entries! Ha, I wish. One campus where I take courses is a pretty far distance away from where I live, but the campus that I go to on Tuesdays and Thursdays is only two metro stops away from the apartment. The building must be over 100 years old, it has beautiful architecture, but it has not been kept up well. The interior architecture of the classroom reminds me of being on the third floor of College Hall back at Cornell. One thing I have found interesting is what students do while they are out of class but still in the building. There is a big courtyard area outside of the building with a lot of tables and a few games where students chill out, play music, sing and eat. They are very relaxed and seem to just be enjoying simple things. I never saw much of this at Cornell, but that probably is because everyone lives on campus and can go back to their dorms between classes instead of waiting. I did find it surprising though that they had Reggaeton blasting over speakers, considering that there was class going on inside of the building...
I love that you go dancing - I am salsa dancing here and thinking of you!
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