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Elias aka "Kush" or "Kooch" (still with teeth) and I at "La Piojera"

Casey, Caitlin (my roommate), and Kate...3 of my good friends here!

Jackie, Carly, and I at "La Piojera" If this bar doesn't scream classy to you...I don't know what does.

Busting some serious moves
If I had a dollar for every time a friend of mine chipped both their front teeth during a mosh pit at a 18 piece Chilean marching band concert….I would officially have one dollar. My friends and I went to go see “Banda Comocion” last night at a salsatecha in Bellavista. “Banda Comocion” does it all. This 20 piece marching band came equip with gaudy costumes, singers that could have doubled as soap opera actors, trumpets, symbols, and dancing. Perfection. The concert was supposed to start at 11…so naturally the band didn’t come on until close to 1. Needless to say, us gringas were at the bar at 10:30. Jackie, Carly, and I were three of about 25 people in the bar at the time the concert was supposed to start. Fast forward to an hour later and the crowd had done a complete 180. The bar was PACKED. Elias, Zach, and Dustin met us just in time for the live music to start. What started out as some good ol’ fashion dancing quickly turned into a full out moshpit. Apparently this was Elias’s first moshpit because he made the rookie mistake of taking a sip out of his bottle of beer mid mosh. A mistake I am fairly sure he will never make again. Someone knocked the bottle into his mouth and chipped his 2 front teeth. I repeat….Elias lost the better part of his two front teeth in a moshpit at a marching band concert. But if anyone asks….someone was trying to steal Carly’s purse and Elias stepped in. You should see the other guy. Incase you are worrying that this ruined the rest of our night….don’t. Minus the endless photo opportunities that Elias’s new dental status provided us, the end of the night was pretty standard and full of much more dancing followed by delicious late night food courtesy of Santiago’s finest street vendors.
In other news, everyone will be happy to know that I am absolutely not letting work get in the way of my good time. I am loving my job but sometimes you just have to prioritize. Chile has a huge holiday coming up that has been described to me as 4th of July only crazier and longer (I am pretty sure that everyone who knows me knows that I love any excuse to be excessively patriotic)….and this year it is the 200 year anniversary. I am getting excited just typing this! Everyone has a 4 day weekend so Jackie, Carly, and I have decided to go up to La Serena. The only problem? We are leaving the city at 5 and I have a class that starts at 6. Not to worry. Never underestimate the power of confusion. I had a quick and to the point conversation with my class that went as follows:
Me: I’m guessing that most of you will not want to have class the Thursday before Bicentenario?
Class: No, its fine. We are all planning on being here.
Me: So what I’m hearing is that the class is a little divided. Do you think we should go ahead and cancel it?
Class: It’s not a problem for us to be here. We have to be here anyways.
Me: You’re right. It’s probably better just to reschedule it for another day. Nelly…I’m going to need you to go ahead and call Bridge (my company) and let them know that you guys want to reschedule.
La Serena here I come!!!!
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