So we've been having some good days and some bad days. It has started to feel like thus far into our trip "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong!"
1. We've both been sick with various problems (I won't go into details!)
2. This past week was the coldest Santiago had seen in the past 20 years!
3. Our hot water heater broke on Friday night & is still not fixed. The new one is supposed to come in tomorrow!!! (It is winter here - in case you Northerners all forgot! We've taken a few really cold showers and I've been heating up pots & pots of water on our stove for baths - that only takes an hour or so!
4. This afternoon, the electricity went out all over our neighborhood, Providencia. It was only off until around 8pm, so it could have been much more worse. We did end up finding a good little Italian restaurant, which was the plus of the evening!!!!
Please don't get me wrong - things aren't awful. We both felt better for the weekend and were able to go out and about. On Saturday we went to Santiago Centro, which has many government and older buildings. Then we went out to a mall in the neighborhood of Las Condes and ate hamburgers at a TGI Fridays (this marks our first visit ever to this franchise)! On Sunday we found a church that has English services and felt very welcome there. The church is about an hour away from our house, but it feels like a good fit! So we are very thankful for finding a church so soon (Thanks Joe!)
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God Bless TGI Friday's. Who knew they could offer such comfort to lonely Americans? I hope things start to get better soon. What a shock to go from almost summer to dead of winter.
We could send some hot weather your way, if I could rig up a gigantic fan. . .and well, probably best that I'm not an engineer, huh? Glad you guys made it down there safely. I love reading your blog and catching up with you as you travel the world!
Mishaps aside, just think of the adventures ahead!! It will all come together quite nicely...and, of course, we can't wait for photos when it does!
By the way, can you email me your new address (photograbock@hotmail.com)
Good luck, you guys!
crabby - it is weird to find comfort in a mall or TGI Friday's
JJ - I think your fan idea worked - it has been really nice the past couple of days! Thanks!
Crystal - Thanks for the encouragement! Your pics of San Diego/marathon looked so fun! Good for you! Also, I sent you the address, thanks for asking!
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