This is a double decker blog entry – last night in Santiago and first day in Angol! Last day of training finally over! After our “coc tal” or cocktail, I went to the presidential palace. For a private tour. Seriously. One of my friend’s relatives works for the national police (unlike los Estados Unidos, there’s only one police in Chile and it’s an extension of the government, like the Army or Navy). He is in charge of security for the President and showed us all around the palace and let us take pictures of ourselves in the very room in which Allende shot himself and on the steps right outside the room the President was currently in. Amazing! The differences in security between the White House and Moneda Palace are incredible. First of all, you’re allowed to walk within a mile of the Palace – even right up to the front! This leg of the police seems to have stolen all the tall people from the short-legged country of Chile because all the guards are super tall and formal in their marching and serious suits and high boots. But the three grossly underdressed and giggling American girls got one of them to smile in a photo! After our touro privado con el capitan, we took a final wander around Santiago and got snacks for the bus.
Seriously, a double decker blog entry, like the TurTransfer bus I took last night. Lugging my luggage through the bus terminal was worth it. The bus seats recline all the way, a porter brings you a blanket and a pillow – with a smile, even at 2am! Lisa and I were served a healthy and hearty breakfast of an almond cookie, “Spirm” juice which I can’t drink, and canned peaches. As the sun rose and we noticed how into the countryside we were driving, we arrived in Angol to meet our families!
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