Today was a special treat. The family across the street from the home, invited me to go to the beach with them today. So we piled a bunch of people in this van and headed off for Manzanilla beach which is on the eastern shore of Trinidad. Wow, when we got there I was taken aback at how absolutly beautiful it was. The beach stretched for miles along the coast and all the cars just found a place to park in the bushes and palm trees that lined the road. The water was incredibly warm, in fact it was almost too warm becuase after an hour or so, I had to get out and rest in the shade. I also got to eat my first coconut from off the ground. I found one and asked the family I was with if I could try it and they said yes. It was delicous! I got to have two! One of them we just ate the meat and the other one, I drank all the coconut water. Such a cool day!
I live near a long thin park called Parque Forestal. It's really quite a nice park and it has a long stretch of a lane for riding bikes or jogging. And since I have a fear of riding bikes in this city, I jog. It's really pleasent. I usually listen to radioDisney on my mp3 player and jog along to Jonas Brothers, Beyonce, or Julieta Venegas. Great stuff. Yesterday on my jog I noticed that the trees were beginning to change. Fall has finally arrived and I am glad for the change. But as I was jogging through the falling leaves, I began to think about how much I like fall. And I had this special moment when I realized that I want to be here in Santiago, jogging through this park for many falls to come. After the past few weeks of cultural adjustment being a little more painful than normal, this was a nice thought to have.
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