Photos of Aranka's Cumpleanos

Aranka and her guests, wine, Zoe about to do her pumpkin impression, Ben pretending to be a courgette.

Aranka's Birthday

Aranka's birthday was on Friday 16th May but we thought we'd get started a bit earlier so on Thursday night lots of people headed over to Aranka's for drinks and finally good music (our friend Alex bought a cable so that we could connect the stereo to a computer and finally didn't have to listen to radio Carolina and it's eight songs. At midnight we sang happy birthday and then headed out to Subterraneo for a dance.

On Friday it was a repeat performance. We all met in a restaurant and then headed back to Pedro del Valdivia house for drinks and music. This time we all went to a club right up at the end of Las Condes which is a long road running almost up to the mountains. We had to take three buses and were freezing by time we got there. The music was OK but instead of hip-hop which it was supposed to be playing, it was regaton for two hours which can get a bit tedious. Still, we had good fun. The journey home was freezing too. We had to wait in the cold for half and hour and Aranka and I had to hug together for body warmth so as not to die from hypothermia.

We finally got home to our repective houses at six thirty and warm beds.

Dog in La Serena

Marja's friend Mattias & co, Marja's neighbours, Marja and Zoe making faces...again!

A Typical Night Out with The Pedro Del Valdivia Family