Look alike

The teleton finished last night, and they succeeded in raising $57,185,250 US dollars! The money is going to help rebuild houses and community structures in the areas affected by the earthquake and tsunamis.
I've been running quite a bit while I'm here, and it's a great place to run. The sidewalks are great, and I'm only a ten minute run from the Valparaiso Sporting Club, a huge sports complex of sports fields, a horse track, pools, tennis courts, and things like that. Also, the hills here are pretty intense, and I'm definitely a little sore from them. Every run ends with a 0.6 mile 350ft climb back to my house. Also, I often see other runners out and about, and it's not some crazy gringo thing to do.
My host family is convinced that I look just like Chris Martin from Coldplay. I'm not so sure, but cast your votes here.


Last night we had another family over, and it was a great time with carne asada, salad, games, and fun. Also, many Chileans drink this thing called "fanshop" in which they mix their beer with orange Fanta. It's the strangest thing I've seen so far.