Life's full of surprises

Awesomeness! Thursday night, right before I managed to get my 2,500 words in, I see this French girlfriend of mine come up on messenger with 'in Santiago' behind her name. An hour and a half later, me, her, another French girl, a Chilean guy and two of their friends were laughing our butts off over a cocktail in a club that brought back a million good memories. Those three used to be roommates (housemates, actually) of mine when I was in Chile for the first time. I hadn't seen them in four years! Oh, how life can surprise you when you least expect it. The French girls have travelled onward Friday morning, but I was so hyped about seeing them again, I just couldn't stop smiling.

Hugo (France), Alix (France) and me (that's Esther, The Netherlands, for the record)

Cristián (Chile), Hugo, me, Tiphaine (France) and Ismael (Uruguay)

Alix, me and Tiphaine

Second night in a row of going to bed at 2:20. I'd get used to it if it wasn't for the things I need to get done during the day. Barbecue on Friday, church festivities on Saturday, excellent concert on Sunday. Boy, this is becoming one hell of a week. But I'm so alive!