RAWRRR!!!

So.. this past weekend, I experienced 2 new things::
1. A heavy metal bands cover band concert in Conchalì...
2. A temblor... very baby earthquake.. kind of like a lil hiccup.

So, the Concert.  Not my scene.. But it was, nonetheless, interesting and at times fun.  We (Carmen, her husband, and I) went to watch a good friend of their family's play the drums in his band.  He is quite good at it!  His mom and aunt were also there to support him.  It was great being with people I knew, and we all jumped high, and did head bangin' stuff all night! I was exhausted when we finally left the bar/place thing around 3:30 in the morning.. We had tried to leave around 2:30.. but we lost a drunken friend, and then had to wait for 4 people to move their cars in order for our car to be able to leave...
It is interesting to see how differently scenarios like this are handled.. In the USA, and if it were my car.. I would have been going to the manager, complaining about how poor the parking situation is, and then demanding the manager get on the Speakerphone to announce that the drivers of the specific cars must move them immediately.. But here.. everyone just waits.. patiently.. They mention it to the manager guy one time, and then just relax... Wow.. Just.. wow.
I will post a few pictures from the concert later.. maybe the one video I took, as well..


On Monday morning at 3:14ish AM, I was still awake.. had been trying to fall to sleep for hours but just wasn't happening.. and I was watching a movie which I was streaming online... All of a sudden.. my bed starts shaking... At first I looked around and under my bed... kind of forgetting that I was by myself in the room.. and then I looked out the window.. and saw nothing (Its dark at 3:14 AM) and then it hit me.. HEY! here it is! It was like a big "AH! HA!" moment.. I was not scared.. and in fact, I started laughing.  I immediately paused my movie, hopped on facebook (I live on that site, btw) and posted it as my status.  You can imagine the multiple responses I received....
Carmen messaged me the next day, as did other friends in Chile, asking how I had felt, and if I had been scared.. I felt bad.. regretting that I had posted a status about it.. because, honestly, it was just a shake of my bed for about 30 seconds.. it was nothing.. I was more excited than anything.  New experience! Yay!
So, anyways, a hiccup is nothing like buildings shaking and swaying.. and I pray I never have to experience that....

So, all is well, here, in Go-Town.  Working on planning my month-long vacation for July.. hoping to hit up some friends and family in Colombia.. and definitely going to Peru for at least 3 weeks to visit more friends and "family"!!

I will also mention that I now have lost the "Wow! This is so cool! Never seen this before!" look on my face as I walk down the streets.. I feel more at home here now.. And am almost 100% natural at using public transportation and taxis... Mommy! WOW! I'm a big kid now!

Besos!!xx