Today we went to school in normal clothes because tomorrow
some of the seniors have to march in a city wide parade, so we had to have our
uniforms clean and ready. School was nothing particularly special. After
school, I walked into the center to meet up with Katie W and Sally, but they
were both running late, so I went shopping looking for the last few souvenirs
that I need to bring back to the US from Chile. I was sad to find that
postcards from Rancagua don’t exist, but other than that I was successful in my
souvenir shopping. Then I met up with Katie and Sally and we walked around
trying to find a store that would screen-print the sweatshirt we were planning
on ordering for all the exchange students in Rancagua. We found one in this
sketchy little mall in the center called El Cobrecol, and ordered the
sweatshirts. Then we walked around doing a couple errands that Katie needed to
do. I said goodbye to them and walked across the center to get a collectivo to my
house. At home, I went for a run. I was just finishing the run and getting
ready to leave the track where I run and go home when a guy who had been
practicing sprints on the track came up to me. He tried to start a conversation
with me and even did that stupid “so do you ever come here with your boyfriend”
line. He asked me for my number, and I had to tell the truth—that I have no
idea what my Chilean phone number is. I told him that we would probably see
each other at the track again because I am always there, and then we said
goodbye. It’s kind of hilarious how often things like this happen to me in
Chile, and I think it’s a mix of the guys being a lot more daring here and me
looking very different from a typical Chilean girl. Anyway, I got home, showered,
ate once with my family, and went to sleep.
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