Happy 200th birthday to Chile! It's pretty awesome that I get to be in the country for one of their most important historical celebrations. Yesterday on TV I watched them raise the giant Chilean flag in Santiago. It was made in the year 1817 and it's 27 x 18 m. For those of you unfamiliar with the metric system, just know that it is HUGE. The president, Sebastian Piñera, gave a speech, of course, and Michelle Bachelet was there, and Isabel Allende! And other important Chileans that I don't remember. I rang in the day at midnight at a kareoke bar with tons of my amigos. I think today after a traditionally giant lunch-- I think some sort of meat skewer is on the menu for today-- I'm going to head over to Parque Saval, where there is some sort of fair happening with even more delicious Chilean food. I love this country.
Here's me with a Chilean flag donut. Viva Chile!Because Independence Day is so big around here, I now have a whole WEEK off of school and I leave for Viña del Mar and Valparaiso TOMORROW! Just imagine me spending all week on some Chilean beaches. Jealous yet?
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