After a good night’s sleep, I awoke this morning to experience my second ever Spanish Mass. I once attended church in Mexico two years ago, and this is my time experiencing it in Chile. I have to say, I did not struggle with understanding the service as much as I did two years before. That is a good sign for my language skills I suppose. The service itself was easily followed, and it’s always cool to see how little the service is different in different languages.
After church, we spend the afternoon exploring various aspects of Chilean commercialism. We visited the local mall, which was huge and very crowded, because it is one of the few venues that is open on a Sunday. After leaving the overwhelming mall, we went to visit the artisanal stands near the shore. As I am writing this, I realize that the piece of art I bought at the market was left at the pizza place we ate at later that afternoon. Oh well, I guess if that’s the worst thing that happens to me on this trip, it will all in all be a good experience.
Finally, for dinner we had a nice meal at an upscale seaside restaurant. We all got dressed up and enjoyed the night while listening to the waves crash against the rocks. It was nice to have a good sit down meal after eating a lot of fast food this weekend. I guess when there’s so much to do, it’s hard to find time to eat!
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