We are sooo VIP

I've really been slacking in the blog department,but here's a recap of my weekend:

Saturday-

I slept in late as usual, and after a fruity breakfast and a shower I took a few hours to relax on the beach and then explored some new shops along the way to the mall- a one hour walk.
I bought some essentials at the mall and came back to a delicious lunch.

Priscilla told me that I should really try and go to a traditional Chilean kind of party called a pena.
Everything fell into place and around 7:30 Lauren, Nicole and I were on the Metro headed towards Valparaiso where we would enjoy one of our most cultural, great experiences yet.

Before you can understand the party- you have to know a little about Valparaiso. Its a coastal city that's divided into hills called cerros. Each cerro is like its own vertical neighborhood- each has its own name and its own identity. Here's a picture of Valpo- you can kind of see the hills here, and how they are separated.

(i did not take this)

SO. The party that we went to was a Cerro Cordillero party. It was at the very top of the hill at an old museum and looked over the city and the water...an awesome view. I'd say it was a pretty exclusive gathering, but since Priscilla's family lives in Cerro Cordillero, we had a connection and got in with no problems :)

We enjoyed some good food, met some really interesting people, and watched some real Cueca dancers do their thing. I unfortunately forgot my camera- but won't forget how fun the whole thing was.

Afterwards, the three of us spent the night with Nicole. We watched Bride Wars and ate puppy-chow...the perfect ending to a great night :)

Sunday-

The most relaxing, do-nothing day, ever. I was super tired and slept almost all day. Good thing, because today I had to wake up at the crack of dawn.