Chile Night Life

Dear Mommy,

I just want you to know that...hmmm...how to say this. This pre-letter is to inform you that I am just fine and safe. I know you and I know you're going to freak out when you read this blog. It's just a pre-warning. Just remember I am here writing this, so that means I am okay.

I love you,
Kelsey Louise :)

Now that is said, I have a couple stories about the night life here in Chile! The other night a couple of girlfriends and I went to un obra de teatro! Se llama "Epitafio para un zapato enterrado vivo". It was about two men wanting to commit suicide. It was a comedy and in the end they talked each other out of it. Basically that's what happened. After wards, it was raining SO hard and we decided to get a drink at "Las Gringas!" I ordered a Daquiri thinking it was going to be this awesome fruit smoothing w/ RUM! Well, it had rum but that was about it. It came in a margarita glass with rum and a dash of lemon juice. It was so strong and I was really feeling it when I was done, I mean even before I was done! It was so strong. I'm still getting used to the difference in drinks here. Anyway, it was a good time and we had a lot of laughs. We all live really close to this place, just over the bridge and a couple blocks away. BUT it was raining cats and dogs outside! We decided to risk it anyway, like crazy americans would do. The other factor was that the WIND was blowing like crazy. I have never experienced wind like this before. It literally would blow us aside, I was constantly fighting its strength! By the time I got home I was DRENCHED, but this has become normal. OMG I forgot the drunk guys!

SO, we were sitting in the cafe minding our own business and all of a sudden these two drunk off their asses guys are outside the window. They were motioning us to come meet them outside and one was even caressing his body (as if that would interest us). They stood there for a few minutes and I motioned them to go away. Eventually they did so no crazy boy stories (yet)!

The NEXT night, we planned to go dancing! It's all the rage down here in Chile. haha So we went to the  Discoteca around 10, but to our surprise it didn't even open until 11! Dumb Americans I suppose. So, we hung out at Strike for a couple of hours before we went dancing. I had a Mai Tai and they are SO much more amazing here than in the US and also like 3 times as strong. That one drink lasted me all night. We ended up singing a little at Strike, I mean who can pass up Journey? Anybody? Didn't think so. So we were all just having a great time, then we decided to go DANCE! The reason we came out.

We got in and it was hopin, like literally. They were playing our music too! Britney Spears...KE$HA! When I walked in I said "Oh that'd be so awesome if they played Ke$ha" and they did. All of us girls were dancing together and slowly one by one was asked to dance by men in the club. I was not asked that often, but when I did I said no. One guy was trying to get my friend to dance with him, she said no to him, then asked me. I responded "No soy la segunda" meaning or at least I wanted it to mean I'm not a second choice. He looked at me like he had never heard that before. It was a good moment for me.

Later everyone had some creepy boy or man all over them. I didn't until around 3ish. Yes, mom I stayed out that late. My partner kept on wanting to look at my face while I was dancing and I am not for that! I just wanted to dance and that's that. haha The men here are a little strange. They also try to go in for kisses anytime they can. It's simple here though, if you don't want that you simply say No. No is all it takes, unless you've already kissed a guy.

One of my friends found out the hard way. She didn't know that the men would try and kiss her, so she was blind sided when one did. He ended up becoming infatuated with her and would NOT leave her alone. It was kind of scary at one point. Most people know me as an aggressive person and I know where the line is. I was trying to help by keeping him away from her. At one point he grabbed her arm and I just told him "NO" and pushed his hand away. He gave me the scariest look then as if he wanted to harm me b/c I was keeping him from her. We then had to walk home and he started following us. We were walking over the bridge and he was screaming "Don't leave me! Don't leave! Please stay!" It was a calm night so it was echoing through the area. He eventually stopped, but it was definitely a freaky night.  Now I know, when in Chile do not lead men on! haha

In the end we both made it home safely to our beds! Where we finally got some sleep. We got home around 4, but my host mom begs to differ. She says it was about 20 til 5. Either way it was VERY late. I also had to be somewhere at 8am that same morning! So I was not a happy camper when I woke up. Another lesson learned, get SLEEP! It's nice.

Since tonight is a weekend night, I am ready to have a good time. and I'm planning just that! There is a band here that covers the Beatles! I can't believe it. So that's where I'll be tonight. My first concert in Chile :D

Kelsey