Concepcion

This weekend was a 4 day weekend because of Halloween (which they don't really celebrate) and some other holiday. I went to Concepcion, a city 5 hours south of Santiago on the coast, with my host family and with Macie. The south of Chile is much more relaxed, less crowded, and really really beautiful.

In 2010, Concepcion was hit by a really horrible earthquake and you can still see the effects, There are a lot of parts that are almost completely destroyed or just trashed.

the beach

Sofi, Macie, Ricardo, Me, Nicolas

On Monday we had a huge family reunion on the farm with all of the extended family, more than 50 people. We ate more than I previously thought was humanly possible, climbed some hills, picked strawberries, are some more, and just hung out with all of the family.

view from a hill

Halloween was weird, no costumes, no trick or treating, no carving pumpkins, overall a little sad. But I celebrated by going to my first disco with Macie and one of my host cousins, so better than nothing!