A joke was started a long time ago that Sebastian and I are going to get married so I can get citizenship here in Chile. Well, it has become a part of our daily lives now and even when Sebastian has friends over, like female friends, I am still refered to as his wife. All fun and games, nothing serious. But last night we (the boys and I) decided to have a bachelor party. Now usually the bride is not invited to these things, but being la reina (the queen) of the house, of course I got to go. SO we went out to a bar across the street where the boys usually go, and then headed to a disco, which is a bar with dancing. There were the five guys and me. Yep, the only chic of the group. But the guys were so cool and I knew that no man could touch me without one of my five bodyguards saving me. We danced and danced, and eventually a group of chilena girls let me dance with them since dacing with my five guy roommates was getting old fast. At about 4 in the morning we got back home (yes, teh bars are open on the weeknights until 5 or so) and we were all up at 7:30 to go to work. It was so much fun and I realized that I am so blessed to have such awesome friends here.
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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