Photo Poses in Purple Pants

I have been coveting these pants since I arrived in Chile. They are in every shop, on every corner, and in every color. Their vibrancy is always what attracted me to them and at the same time is what made me hesitant to actually purchase some. Yesterday I took the plunge and bought a pair. After debating for a long time between yellow and purple, I chose purple.

New Casino

This is the brand new casino in Valdivia. It is settled right next to the river and I like its modern architecture and the clean line it creates along the Chilean sky.




One of our friends from church compared it to the great and spacious building of the Book of Mormon. We hadn't previously thought of it like that, but now that she mentioned it...

Contact Info

Some have asked for my address and/or number here in Valdivia; however, I don't remember exactly who. Here they are:

Oslo 752 Huacho Copihue
Valdivia, Chile

cell: 62149752

Come visit if you would like.

American Freaks

Were we the freaky Americans that everyone wanted to take pictures with while at camp? I don't think so...

Christopher: Foto? Conmigo? Por favor?
Tiffany and I: Yeah, of course. Why not?

Rodrigo: Me too? Foto?
Tiffany and I: Sure. This is kind of fun.

Jamie: Me?
Tiffany and I: Yeah.

Jared and Juan: Fotos?
Me: You take Juan, I will take one with Jared.

Pablo: Foto?
Tiffany and I: Okey dokey.

Pablo didn't even know what hit him.

Booty Booty Booty

Every time Tiffany and I go to town, we buy a new candy or treat that we haven't ever seen before as a reward for ourselves. This time when we went to the store, we were really hungry.

Oops

Along with a long list of other blunders this week at the ysa conference in Puerta Varas, I forgot to pack my journal. I spent most of sacrament meeting and relief society class trying to play catch up. I got pretty tired and entries began to become direct and random lists like this:

Heard HBL library closing music. Mistake "sapitos de agua" (toad of the water) for "zapato de agua" (shoe of the water). Woke up grumpy at 5:30 am. You would too if you only got 4 hours of sleep. Someone asked me for directions again. This time replied, "No se. Lo siento." Wanted to puke, but couldn't. Snuck out of conference to play on the beach with other "sinners" in the stake. Chilean girls take too long to get ready. Asked if I wanted to play "One". Woke up thinking I was paralyzed. Dominated in volleyball tournament. Fit 21 Chileans in a 12 passanger van. Still don't know how it happened. Secret admirer willing to commute from Santiago to "make a relationship work"...huh?

Valdivia

Tiffany and I decided that we didn't have enough pictures of Valdivia--our home for the next two months. Today, during our Sunday walk, we brought our cameras.