Seymours in Chile: Santiago Part 2

The day after Thanksgiving, Clare had school, so it was a great opportunity to meet her there and see where she spends so much of her time. It was also a great opportunity to sleep in and start the day a bit more slowly than we’d been able to do thus far.

We successfully navigated our way via the metro to the San Joaquin campus of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. (It was helpful that the metro stop was right across the street from the school.) We timed it perfectly, and Clare came to find us and showed us around. Just like seeing her host family’s home, it was so great to get a visual of her school life. 

From here, we split into boys and girls. The girls, directed largely by Laura’s interest, headed to have lunch at Wonderland Cafe. Clare had been once already, and raved about the delicious tea and the incredible decor, all inspired by Alice in Wonderland. We had a great time.

The cafe was located a short walk to Cerro Santa Lucia, which combines park, panoramic vistas of the city, and historic buildings, so we headed there after lunch. MANY stairs were involved, but they were worth the views!

From here we headed back to our respective home bases so that Clare could get some clothes and catch up on some work.

Meanwhile, the guys covered an impressive amount of city sights throughout Santiago. Not everything was open, but they did manage to take an official tour of Pablo Neruda’s home, which earned Danny some brownie points with his AP Lit teacher. They also found their way to Cerro Santa Lucia!

We ended the day together with a delicious, if slightly quirky, dinner in an as-yet-unexplored (for us) part of the city. Although we thought we had reserved a table at this restaurant’s acclaimed outside patio, we wound up with a table that placed us on display for the indoor patrons. While it was a bit odd, it led to a lot of laughs, too!