Well hello there. Long time, no blog (per usual). I guess I should start with the most exciting news...Jeff (pictured above) finally made it to Chile, yay! He got here on May 27th and just passed his one-month-a-versary in Iquique a few days ago. Since he arrived, he's been keeping busy learning Spanish, meeting new people, surfing and eating all the churros in Iquique.
He got his first chance to see Arica a few weeks ago when we bussed up with our two roommates and a couple other friends. The original idea was to do a border hop so I could renew my visa but Jeff really liked Arica and we didn't want to rush things so we just opted to spend some extra time there and do another trip in a couple of weeks. We checked out a few bars on Saturday night, and went to the Maui and Sons World Star Tour at El Gringo (although we woke up late and really only caught the last few waves and the award ceremony) on Sunday. The runner-up ended up being a 16-year-old kid from the North Shore, which was pretty cool. We ended the trip with one of Schopdog's famous beer rockets and hopped back on the bus around 9:30 pm for a 2:30 am arrival in Iquique.
Back on the home-front, Iquique life hasn't changed all that much. Kate and I are still working nights at the same English Institute (although she'll be gone for the whole month of July...wahhhh!). Ruby just got an awesome new job this month so she's been pretty busy as of late. The three of us have a few private students, which is great (although it can be a little unreliable at times).
So far no more news on future travel plans or when this Chilean adventure is coming to an end but I will definitely have a better idea of both of those things by the end of July (details to come). In the meantime, hope all is well with all of you lovely friends and family members that care enough to keep tabs on my little blog. Que estén bien. ¡Cuídate! ¡Chaoooooooo!
