Falling Behind

So it has happened again. I have fallen behind on my blogging duties and I apologize.

Not a whole lot has been going on, so there isn't really a whole lot to talk about. Today a group of 8 of us went on a tour of some museums in Santiago. We started out having a lecture on the history of Chilean art in Spanish.

If you read any of the blog post from orientation, I probably complained about charlas, or long-ass lectures that put us all to sleep. This lecture was in the same room, but wasn't half bad. If you are reading this, you probably know that art isn't really my thing, so if the most prominent Chilean economist could put me to sleep, than an art history professor certainly could, but didn't!

After the lecture the 8 students, Soledad, the program assistant, and the lecturer headed out onto a bus and off the the museums. We started with the Museo Colonial which, as expected, is full of colonial art from Chile. Basically a lot of European influence on religious themes. The best part of the museum was the architecture and the courtyard. There were some cool things there, but nothing that really caught my eye.

Next on the list was Museo de Bellas Artes. This is a really nice building with a couple of sculptures and paintings. Not much to say since I'm not an artist, but it was worth hearing it's relationship with Chile. It doesn't get a much funding from the government at all, which is odd since it's a pretty big attraction. It's the same as if the Air and Space museum didn't get funding. Not cool. The tour guide told us that when it rains, the roof leaks. I'm no art major, but I don't think that's good for the paintings.

The next stop was lunch. We were walking through the theater district and passed by a café with a salad bar. I didn't let the group pass that one up so we slapped 4 tables together and ate ourselves a meal. The salad bar was amazing! Yeah, some vegetables had mayo on them, but hey, it's Chile, and if there is a salad bar, that's incredible. So what if it comes with a little mayo. I also tried ceviche for the first time today.
The flavor was great, the texture was terrible. I ate most of it, but couldn't finish it. Dessert was chocolate mousse. Now that, I could finish!

The next and last stop on the tour was the Museo de Artes Visuales (MAVI). Again, not much to say, but art students get in free, so that was a plus.

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