SPA DAY!

Today was one of the best days of the trip so far! First off, we woke up later in the day, and we drove off to a spa. We didn’t have any company visits, lectures, tours, or any other activities planned. All we did from 11AM until 6 PM was hangout at the Chilean Spa. This was no ordinary spa, they had pools, restaurants, table tennis, foosball, soccer fields, and many other fun activities. The first thing we did at the spa was play soccer with the Chilean students. We played on a small clay field with smaller nets. We were divided into teams of four, with a goalie. Although they were extremely good, I feel as though we did a really good job, and we actually won several games. I played goalie for each game, and I made some excellent saves! After the soccer games, we went to a buffet style restaurant and ate some authentic Chilean dishes. We hung out at the table for a while before heading out to explore the spa. It was a cool day probably around 55 degrees, and the water in the pools were freezing cold, but that didn’t stop me and my friend mike from jumping in—a huge mistake. I jumped into the icy water and immediately regretted it. My whole body was shaking and I couldn’t move, and we couldn’t find any towels. So Mike and I got out and ran into the indoor pool, and it was amazing. The water was extremely warm and we just stayed there until we had to leave the spa. We left the spa to have a barbeque dinner at Professor Werner’s house, the head of program here on the Chilean side. All we did at his home was eat, hangout, and play more foosball. The food was delicious and we had a great time. We got back late at night and just passed out. Tomorrow is going to be soo much fun, we have the day free to do anything we want!