Last night the university threw us a party at a local club. To be honest, I had very low expectations, but we were supposed to get 1 Free Drink so I couldn't pass it up. We walk in and the club is about a little bit larger than Eve in Norman, but it had a nice setup. We were told to arrive at 9 which is really early in Chile. The director of international students is actually the one handing out the free drink coupon! Everyone is just sitting around talking or trying to get a drink for awhile. After 3 drinks, a few international students and I decide we want to get all of the students to start dancing. I try to go around and tell them, but no one appears to be listening. 5 of us just dance by ourselves for about 10 minutes, and then slowly but surely people start coming one after another. We managed to get basically everyone in the club on their feet dancing. It was techno/top-40 mix so everyone really got into it. After drink #6 I became a dancing fiend. A few people kept telling me that I really knew how to dance (I guess when I'm drunk). A Hispanic girl kept trying to dance with me too. I think she picked me out because of my mad skills (sarcasm). After dancing for awhile with her, we climb on the DJ booth and dance in front of everyone, including my director and future teacher. The girl kept trying to talk to me, but she didn't speak English, and it was impossible for me to hear her to understand Spanish. I ended getting her name to add on Facebook. Turns out she goes to my school, UVM, and is from Mexico, and we were already Facebook Friends. We all left the club around 2 and bought awesome food from some street vendor! It was one of the most fun I have had in a long time. I still can't believe I danced as much or as hard as I did. Being in Chile, I don't feel judged. No one is going around saying "do you know what Ben did last night?". It's funny that it takes me going 5,000 miles away to truly feel comfortable doing whatever I want. Moral of the story: Chile is better than the US. I LOVE MY LIFE!
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