Today is the birthday of my gringo roommate, but he didn´'t tell me until 11:30 tonight. I had known that his birthday was this month, but I didn't knowt he exact date. So after he announced to us that it was his birthday, he and Sebastian went downstairs to buy some beer and I did a quick style decoration of the house. Stramers went up, noise makers went out on the table, and balloons were spread out around the house. I even had time to start the TP-ing of the birthday boys room. When they arrived from buying beer, we busted out the beer and ice cream. We didn´t have a cake, so I placed candles in a piece of bread and we sang happy birthday. It was a good old fashioned birthday party. Pics to come very soon.
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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