Our first weekend in Ventanas was great. Jeremy and I have off on Fridays and took the day to visit Zapallar, the Hamptons of Chile. It was beautiful!! The beach, the homes, the everything. We felt like the kids from the other side of the tracks. After lunch in Zapallar we met up with our friends Lauren, Bennet and Allison in Cachagua, where Lauren lives. Her hostmother served us onces (the Chilean tea time) and we saw her town before heading to Allison's house outside of Puchuncavi. We met there with her co teacher, Alexis, and headed to our first real Chilean asado in the campo. Despite the large amounts of pork on the grill it was a great way to be introduced to Chilean culture. The host even made a salad for me after my
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