La Serena

so, we explored La Serena more today. all the artesanias and ferias. we also went to a museo which was the home of the president Gabriel Gonzalez Videla who was responsible of claiming the Chilean part of Antartica. i liked the guy as soon as i heard that.

i also bought Marmelada de Papaya and papaya confitadas, which are dried and sugared papayas, because La Serena is known for their papaya products - they are 'la region de las papayas'.

We were then shown around Coquimbo by Jasmins Chilean sister who lives in la Serena. the pictures of the huge cross of millenium are from there. and the pictures of us climbing on a playground. we still had lots of time left in our day before our bus left. so we got something to eat, did a little homework since we had a paper due a 2pm the next day that we hadn't started (oops), and then headed to the bus station.

great trip, but my 3 classes the next day were a little rough since i didn't relaly sleep.

Vale la pena.