We are living in an area of the city called Ñuñoa which is a really nice and wonderful part of Santiago. It is a new word that is difficult for foreigners to pronounce, and each time I say Ñuñoa, most of the locals, including our friends and colleagues smile or even laugh out loud. I guess it is like hearing someone mispronounce "California" or "Minnesota".We have an apartment blocks from the university, it's almost like living in Kern at UTEP, in that you are able to walk to work if needed and there are a lot of things to do nearby. We have yet to really explore the entire area, right now we are trying to find paths to the supermarket, shops, and the university and get all the directions down correctly.
Even though it is winter here in santiago, the temperatures are quite moderate. It gets up to about 60 degrees F in the day but down to about 35 degrees F at night right now. It has also had times of rain and clouds, as well haze, which the locals attribute to pollution during the inversion at this time of year. It would be similar to the effect I have experienced in Salt Lake City and Denver in the winter in the US.
We are hoping to explore more of the area of Ñuñoa today and tonight. There are a number of really interesting local spots that are all around the large and beautiful plaza that sits in the center of this area. Sarah and I have also taken it upon ourselves to try and experience something uniquely Chilean in culture in an immersional sense, such as going to see some local music, see a play or going to hear an orchestra. We are planning to find such an event for this weekend and set out to infuse this into our lives here in Chile but also as a habit of mind and body for the future as well.
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