So since I only have 4 weeks left here I'm going to try little harder keeping up with my blog so you can have more of an idea of what we get up to at Aldea on a daily basis. We'll see how it goes.
Today was Thursday which means cooking day at Aldea. On the menu was Lily's sweet potatoes that she made for Thanksgiving, also known as 'papas dulces' in Chile. Apparently the marshmallows on top weren't to the girls liking, they do always seem to be confused by the 'weird' recipes the gringos bring in for them try haha.
After wards we had another Christmas dance rehearsal. The dance has been going surprisingly well. The first day I started off with 1 girl but had a whopping 6 by the end of the day. Since then I have managed to recruit a few more girls each day to participate, even though not all of them always come to rehearsal. I love watching the girls really get into it, or seeing a girl master a step she was struggling with the day before. The cutest thing today was watching Stephen teach the youngest girl there who is 10 this 'pas de bourree' step. I'm really quite chuffed with them all and can't wait to watch them on Tuesday. As you know I'm not allowed to post videos or photos of the girls online but for any of you who are interested flick me an e-mail and I can send you a video I have of the girls in rehearsal.
Early tomorrow I am heading away for the weekend to a place called Vilches that is south of Santiago. This includes a 3 hour bus ride to to Talca then another 2 hour bus ride to reach our destination. We're planning to go to the reserva nacional, 'Altos del Lircay.' It's supposed to beautiful so I'm looking forward to some mean hikes (Dad those boots are finally going to be put to proper use!) and some quiet time.
Hasta luego!
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