Fue al crea y ferria..... i went to the market slash some other outside shops....

so these pics here are of la crea which is basically a market with tons and tons of fresh fruits, vegetables meat, fish, spices and any other consumable thing you can think of..... it was pretty to be able to take pictures of this because it is hard to explain in words the hustle and bustle of this place... there are tons of people and all you hear is people yelling either to get you to buy there stuff or say they have the best deal in the market... pretty interesting stuff.....enjoy checkin out the pics!!!!!! 

POTATOES!!!

some part of a fish... not really sure but my host dad pointed at it and said something so i decided to take a picture haha

so these are some random sausages that were hanging in part of the market....

stop sign!!!!

this is called a ferria.... or basically a flea market type thing... there are tons of people that are trying to sell both new and used things but mostly they are selling used clothes.......

this is where they were selling fish.... this is the reason we came to the market because my host father wanted some fish!! there is more than one venders and its pretty crazy cuz they all want u to buy from them...

some good looking crab just chilling waiting to be bought.....haha

more fish and mussels at another vender

one of the halls that was filled with spanish speaking people and food!!! if you look closely to the top of the picture you can see the decorations for the fiesta patria.... or in english.. the country party....the 18th of september... which is like our fourth of july....

the lady cleaning the fish that my host father bought

just more fresh produce....

tons and tons of fresh veggies.....

tomatoes and bananas and a bunch of other food!!

not really sure what this is but thought it would be cool to take a pic of it....haha

sooo these are some chickens that were just chilling in the market.... i am pretty sure they were dead... but when i walked by them i swear i saw one of them blink their eyes... but idk... it was kinda weird....

some pics of the money down here... and a few other random pics...

so today was just another day in chile... things are going pretty good... im learning a lot of things and my spanish is slowly but surely coming along... it seems like it is taking forever for me to understand things but then again its only been three weeks... i guess i just have to be patient

these pics are just some random pics i took today of the money here and of a few other things... 

i have been thinking lately... (i know a shocker that i was thinking haha) but i have come to realize that even tho i have only been here for three weeks i can tell that things are going to be ok and that this experience, i will not only have forever but i am making friends and acquaintances that most people never have the chance to. I guess what i am trying to say is that i feel very grateful to be able to have an opportunity like this and i plan to do everything in my power to make it the best experience i can make it

oh and thanks for checking out my wonderful blog!!! haha

this is the equivalent of $1.93... but here in chile this could probably buy you three 12 oz. bottles of soda... food and drinks here are cheap but material goods cost about the same as in the states....

this is a pic of the gum here... this flavor is mint... pretty good just like the same stuff in the states

this is a pic of my blazer with all the pins i have collected so far.... most of them were given to me by other rotary students... but a few are from my grandmother and grandfather..... pretty neat

just a close up of a few of the pins....

some more pins....

this is equal to about $19.30

this is 500 pesos (dont know if you can read that or not...) but it is the equivalent of about one american dollar

this is worth almost a quarter in the states...

this equals $9.65

this equals $3.86

P.S. they do have other bills and coins... i just dont have them right now.... just didnt want people to think this was all there was!!!! haha 

~LIVE IT UP~ 

cuidate!!!! (spanish for take care... i think haha)

Debate with my friends and other cool pics from the center of talca

WONDERFUL DAY IN TALCA!!!!

good times at a debate (in english!!!) and walking around the center of talca

so today i went to a debate at another school and basically what happened is the students argued there positions on a give topic... i will explain it a little more when u look at the pictures... but any ways i also went into the center of talca with my friends and we had completos and ice cream!!! lots of fun!!! everyone should try a completo... im not gunna guarantee u will like it... cuz im not sure that i even like them but it is definitely a cultural experience.... 

this is a pic of my friend Claudia eatin a giant ice cream on the side of the street in el centro (or the center of talca... for you english speakin people haha)

this is a pic of a police man in talca... at first i thought it was a soldier but then i asked my friends and they told me it was a police man.. they were laughin at me cuz i took a pic of him... but they dont really look the same in the states soo i thought it would be cool to take a pic!!

 this is a bike that the police men here ride!!!

this is my english teacher receiving his award for the debate... which was basically just an opportunity for my classmates and students from other schools to get together and practice their english....

this is Claudia recieving her award for the best female debater..... good times

this is a completo!!!!!!! they are pretty intense.... i dont really care for them that much but everybody down here loves them.... basically it is a hot dog with sauerkraut, tomatoes, guacamole and mayonnaise.... pretty different.... it is really filling an i probably wont have another one....haha just not my thing...

this is a pic of the lady makin the completo... in this pic i think she is putting the tomatoes on it!!!

this is my other friend, Gia, chillin next to the ice cream....

this is a group of my friends... chillin before the debate started.....from right to left... Panchy, Gia, Alberto, Claudia... and i forgot the girl's name on the far left...whoops!!!

these people are were the judges of the speakers and they made the official choice on who won the debate... oh yea there were four teams competing and we placed 2nd which was pretty cool!!!!

this is a pic of Claudia giving her speach....

this is a pic of Alberto giving his speach

this is all the kids from Colegio Andes (my school) getting their awards....

thanks for checking it out.... 

PEACE