A Chilean Adventure

Patricio (our landlord) told us that we had our first neighbor move in! Camila is a freshman in tourism and lives in the cabana right above us. She’s from Arica, which is about as far north as San Francisco is from Madison. Her family just moved to Osorno (about 60 miles away) because of a job change, so she decided to go to school in Valdivia so she’ll still be close to them. She seemed really nice from our brief chat, and she’s in the same boat as we are because she doesn’t know anyone.

Our other neighbors are sea lions. They live in the river, which is only about four blocks away. Every time we go downtown we pass them and watch them play on their big floating thing. I never knew sea lions could live in rivers, but they have a good spot right next to the fish market. I’m sure they feast on the daily scraps. In any case, they’re pretty fun to observe. I think I might look up sea lions on the internet to learn more about them.

We’re eagerly awaiting the rest of our neighbors. Every time Patricio takes people past our window we take notice and Danielle gets disappointed when they’re not college guys. It seems kind of crazy that the cabanas aren’t rented already, but I guess that’s the Chilean way.