I successfully navigated the bus system to make it to my meeting with my collaborator at La Escuela de Ingeniería Informática de la Universidad de Valparaíso.
It was a great get-to-know you meeting as well as a technical discussion. I learned that the building pictured here was a candy factory until the 70's. Then Nestle bought it and they made cookies. Then, in the 80's, Nestle outsourced the labor and closed the factory. Later, it became one of the buildings of the university.
Laura now has her work travel worked out for the fall. She has to fly to the US twice, once in late-Sept and again in late-Oct. It's a long way to go just once, let alone twice in just a few weeks. Once that's done, she shouldn't have to go back for the remainder of our time here.
Laura made refried beans and we had bean burritos for dinner. They were really good. While there are a few Mexican restaurants here, there isn't really any Mexican food in the grocery stores. Also, it's difficult to find spicy ingredients, e.g. jalepenos etc. We both like Mexican food and it's a regular part of our dinner rotation when we're in the US. It's a bit harder to pull off here. That said, Laura made some really good chicken fajitas a few days ago, so I guess we'll be ok.
Today was the coldest day we've experienced so far. It dropped to 38 degrees overnight and it was cold in the apartment this morning, though the thermometer read 64 degrees inside. Most homes here have neither heat nor AC--ours included. Once the sun hits the windows, it warms up quickly. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and windy today, so it never really felt warm in the flat. We bundled up and made the best of it.
The cloud cover made for a lovely sunset however,
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