A Productive Day + Pizza + Futbol

Research 

I finally had a meeting with my collaborator in Santiago today and we made some good plans. I also set up a meeting with my collaborator here for next week. Things are now moving along in the research direction.

Laundry 

We did our first load of laundry today using the little clothes washer in the kitchen. It worked well and did a nice job. We don't have a dryer, but we have a drying rack that can take about a load of laundry. I put the rack out on one of the balconies (we have three) and opened up the windows. The clothes dried out there in about 2.5 hours. There was a lot of sun and a good breeze, which moved things along nicely.

 Ocean

We took a long overdue excursion to the ocean to dip our toes in the water. It's cold, but not terrible. I can imagine getting in the water once... for about 2 minutes.

 If we turn around, you can see our building.

Our flat is on the second level on the left side of the building in this photo just over Laura's shoulder.

Groceries

We're still scoping out the grocery stores. The Unimarc is closest to us, but it's a bit on the small side. We went up to the Jumbo today. Didn't buy anything, but walked the aisles to see what was there and compare prices. While it's farther away (about 1km) and we don't have a car, it's definitely worth going to. Plus they had a fun array of cherry tomatoes.

Pizza

On the way home from Jumbo we had dinner at Masamá Restaurante. The pizza was fantastic. Given that there are pizza restaurants everywhere and we just picked this one at random, a Bayesian perspective would suggest that there are a lot of good pizza restaurants here. 

Futbol

After pizza as we passed the hotel near our building, we could hear drums and singing. We came upon some futbol fans holding a pep rally in front of the hotel where their team is staying in advance of their match tomorrow. Local club Everton de Viña del Mar 🇨🇱 will host Universidad Católica 🇨🇱 tomorrow, Saturday, September 5, 2026, in a high-profile Chilean Primera División match. Based on the colors of the waving flags, these were fans of Universidad Católica. They looked like they were having a lot of fun.