Getting Used to Santiago

Well, I´ve finally started getting accustomed to Santiago. I´ve figured out the metro system and have no problem cruising all over the city. If there´s a spot that the metro can´t take me to I can just find the right bus which all have numbers and their destinations posted on the front. Santiago is a pretty modern city, but it´s divided by class and the north eastern part of Santiago is much wealthier and looks like a completely different city from the much power southwest side.

Teenagers define themselves by their style of dress and haircuts, and there are different names for the different kinds of haircuts like: Pokemon, which is usually dyed and spiky, peloleis, which is blond straight hair, and probably like six or seven other kinds that I can´t remember. Punk clothing and death metal are extremely popular, and it´s not uncommon to see some serious makeup going on with both men and women. And speaking of, the ladies are rather attractive. Still lookin for my first polola, or Chilean girlfriend. It´s a little like fishin´.

The food is all right, but there´s not a lot of variety, although you can pay more for pretty tasty stuff. I had sushi with a bunch of friends and it was pretty cheap, although the cuts of nigiri were a bit thinner than in the U.S. Haven´t eaten a lot of mayo although hot dogs are extremely popular and pretty tasty.

I learned about the national dance, the cueca, and had an opportunity to try it out. It´s pretty difficult. I definitely need some practice. This weekend is one of my friends birthday so were going out to some clubs that are pretty nice. Polola town, here I come! I don´t have any pictures that you haven´t really seen already so I´ll post some more when I do something interesting. Talk to everyone later!