How to use the shower, and the other side.

I got up this morning, and I had to learn how to use the shower...
This thing is called a Calefont, it's essentially an in line water heater that you turn on and off when you go to use it. It took a bit to learn how though.

This is what it looks like inside:
...and yes this is the name of the real manufacture:


Steps, as I see it:
1. Wake up
2. pants
3. Use skeleton key to open door
4. Look at cats
5. Look at Calefont
6. Turn yellow dial
7. Wait
8. Push knob to the right one inch
9. Wait
10. Push button
11. Wait
12. Push sparker
13. Wait
14. Return to room
15. Remove clothes, shower and enjoy
16. Do steps 6 - 8 backwards
17. Start my day


Then we went to the market. It was Papi Mami and myself.
This is where we get our fruits, veggies, and meats (even fish).


We spent about an hour and a half at the market, it was HUGE. but after asking my family, apparently there is one that is about 20 times that size. This one was about the size of a big grocery store, or a small Walmart.
On the way home we ran across some graffiti, it was pretty well done, this kind of art is everywhere, that and people that speak Spanish. Talk about strange.

When we returned home, Ana Maria (Mami) cooked up some of the fresh fish that we bought. Ashley and my buddy Clint showed up at my front door looking for something to do. I had planned on heading out to where I was told I could find frisbee to play, so they joined me. 5 hours later, and 3 buses later I was back home, having not played any frisbee. This is where it was supposed to be:


As it turns out, they don't play durring their summer, so I had one hell of a bus adventure. When we were approaching the end of the bus line, on our way home, I finally lost my patience with the bus system, and hopped off at a red light, Ashley and Clint followed. Some of us were excited to be off the bus, others were pissed we had to walk, I'll just leave it at that.

I had to be home at 8 because I was invited to a home made sushi dinner by McKenzi and her host family. This is where things get interesting, and rediculous (in a safe way, April have no fear)...

I was picked up after about a 20 min walk at a shell station near a metro stop by McKenzi's Host family (I can't remember their names right now, but as soon as I do I'll put them in here) We picked up McKenzi at their house, and headed to their friend's house. Their friend, Feliep Teran (there is a reason why I remember this name) is studying to be a doctor, and is in what we would consider residency. He used to be a sushi chef at one of the ten million sushi restaurants there are here in Santiago.

While dinner was being prepared we had some wine (again can't remember the name or type, but I know it only exists here in chile)

This is Felipe. The guy in the green behind him did all the artwork you will see in these next photos, he is rad. Over the wine, and our conversation I discovered that Felipe used to race road bikes professionally for Giant. I was a bit surprised, and I was also dumb enough to take a picture of his bike without him holding it or something. So here's Felipe's bike.
(For the bike geeks out there: 2002 Giant TCR Zero with full Dura Ace build, Open Pro rims (training wheels) aluminum frame carbon fork.)

Their house was absolutely amazing, his father is an architect, and designed the house, and had it built. I'm pretty sure this house was the nicest house I have ever been in.

Why do Chileans feel it necessary to couver their toilet paper?