Fotografo de Bodas, Santiago

June 4, 2008

It’s grey and wet outside. The rain has been falling pretty hard all day. I love listening to it, although living in an apartment the noise is just from outside, since our “roof” is the people above us’ floor.

I’ve been worried about winter getting me down. Like so many of us gringas have blogged about/talked about in real life, every year it’s easy to go into it with the mindset of, this is the year I will not let Santiago winter make me HATE LIFE. You start out with positive thinking and then little by little the cold and dreary chip away at your happy outlook.

In Michigan, at least snow would make the cold worthwhile. It’s cold, but beautiful. Here in Santiago, when it’s nothing but drizzly rain, it gets old quick.

At least I have a lot of things to be excited about! My mom is coming in less than three weeks. I am going to meet up with some of my old colegio friends from here whom I haven’t seen in almost 10 years, so that should be so much fun! I’m going hardcore at the gym, trying to make it there at least 5 days a week. I love going because it warms me up, so I’ve been really enjoying exercising. In August I’ll hopefully be going to Brazil for work. We’re having a gringa party when my mom gets here, so those are always awesome. For now, I have lots of stuff to look forward to.

In a month or two when I start bitching and complaining about how depressed I am living in Santiago winter, will somebody please remind me of this post? I have the best intentions of keeping positive, but we all know how easy those plans can go awry when you haven’t seen the sun for weeks on end.

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I’ll remind you if you’ll remind me! Today really is just over the top ridiculous rain.

Oh, and that whole gym 5 days a week thing…if you could rope me into that one I’m sure my body would much appreciate it

Comment by Emily — June 4, 2008 @ 2:39 pm

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…we have 9 months of rain where I live…we are now starting on our –not entirely rain-free—3 months of sun. I always get down…every year! and I don’t mean I get down in a groovy sort of way…I mean in a Rachel is depressing to be with kind of way.

Comment by Rachel — June 4, 2008 @ 3:20 pm

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Man, I feel differently. I wish it rained every day. I prefer the rain to the smog. Plus if it’s raining here, it’s probably snowing in Portillo and Valle Nevado.

Comment by Maeskizzle — June 5, 2008 @ 6:14 am

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Regarding the rain..Try living in Seattle, WA…especially during the months of October-February! same thing…Drizzle, drizzl;e and more drizzle! Thank you all for all of your comments. They may not be positive all of the time but that’s how life is…a roller coaster! Hang in there!

Comment by Anonymous — June 5, 2008 @ 9:44 am

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I got sick of winter this year too. It just seemed to go on forever. Usually it doesn’t bother me so much.

Comment by Ordinary Girl — June 5, 2008 @ 2:31 pm

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oooooo..I totally LOVE your new page. Very impressice!!!
By the way, I’M SOOOO jealous of your rain!! I can’t remember the last time we got a really great drench here in Las Vegas. We just have the hot temperatures that feel like you’re sticking your head in an Oven….then with the wind blasting your face NOT cooling it off. It’s absolutely JOYFUL!!! I long for rainy, cold weather ALL SUMMER!!!

Comment by Marta — June 5, 2008 @ 8:48 pm

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