Floods
I won`t ever leave home without an umbrella. Not that it would have helped all that much, I suppose. Because after my computer class (well, half class since we started at 12:30 and I had to leave to go to school) I was stuck in the rain waiting for the bus for about twenty minutes. By the time I finally caught the right one, the streets were flooded and I was frozen and drenched to the bone.The bus ride to school, which should have taken about twenty-five minutes, took about an hour. At one point, there was actually water coming into the bus and up to the first stair- as if I were in a boat. People had to build make-shift bridges just to get across the street. Seriously- it felt like Santiago was going to sink.
I had been told that the southern part of Santiago is prone to flooding, but I really had no idea. Imagine the floods on Sierra Way but times 10. That is how a few comunities in Santiago are- and not just a street. All of them.
As you can imagine, I am not looking forward to going home tonight because I don`t have a heater (one that works anyways) and my television is in the shop... Oh well, I guess that means that i have to write my paper...
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