hola! ok, hmmm, what's new. Oh! I have seen some pretty good movies lately in our spanish classes. So far we have watched:
1) La Nana - very interesting film about the life of the nannies/housekeepers who live in the homes they work for. It exposes some of the issues such as inability of the nanas to have their own families, heirarchies within the houses, dependency of the work provided the nanas, competition from other immigrants for the jobs. I reccomend it for sure
2) El Chacotero Sentimental - short, quirky and pretty light hearted movie about the problems of a married couple who has to move into their families apartment with their kids because of financial situations. Although not as serious as La Nana, does give a good insight on the overcrowding problems in poverty stricken neighborhoods and how if affects the daily life of its residents.
3) Mi Mejor Enemigo - pretty dark and serious, about the territorial conflicts between Argentina and Chile concerning the southern end of the countries near Patagonia. War movie about how the soldiers of either side and the cultures of the two countries interact. Interesting, but kind of sad.
Also good songs:
-Color Esperanza
-La Joya del Pacifico
-Que levante la mano
-Por que no se van
Soooooo, what else is there. I basically love my host family. The other night I went out with my host brother to a cool cumbia place and learned to dance, poorly, but I managed. That was preeeetty cool. And last night went out to pretty cool and swanky bar/restaurant to watch some cueca dancing and live music. Also got to take a mini tour of La Moneda, where the president works. Going wine tasting tomorrow, hooray for cultural activities!!! Taking a day trip to the Andes this weekend. Bought my ticket to Antofagasta to see Atacama, annnnnd hopefully booking my Inca Trails trip for September. Oh, and Chile beat Peru in overtime last night. Nice. Ciao!
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