This is a video of Juan. It was taken the last day of school and gives me an idea of what it is like to see the world through Juans eyes. He seems be at rear level for a lot of people. Please notice the Star Wars impersonation he does as Darth Vader, also notice the close up of his belly button that you see at the end. If you get motion sick from this movie, blame Juan, not me.
We are at yet another family members house, having dinner. I´m amazed at the number of family members that these people keep in contact with. Either that, or Jake and I are being paraded around as the attractions of the year. Kind of like a traveling geek show. It´s probably a combination of both, there isn´t a lot to do here in grand old Antofagasta. The family wanted to make sure that we could use their computer and internet, a seemingly rare thing here. I have fulfilled my duties as a guest, have a great Sunday, wish me luck on the start of classes Monday!
Wow! I feel so much better! I think the arsenic has worn out of my system enough that my headache has stopped. Actually, Jake and I walked home and he had some aspirin for me. Thanks for all your concern and offers of bottle water. I've learned my lesson and will take better care of myself. I also did some research on the arsenic issue here in Antofagasta and found out that in 1971 they put in a water treatment plant that dropped the stillbirth and infant mortality rates to the same level as the rest of Chile. The arsenic rate is still above the 10 parts per billion that is suggested by the world relief agencies, but it seems to be much safer than was played out to me by some people. At the same time, I'm not planning on chugging gallons of tap water. I will still buy my bottle water. When I left the States I thought that I would be in a situation where I could save money because I wouldn't be spending it on coffee. However, my coffee habit has been replaced by a H2O ...
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