Dec 24
Christmas EvePort Montt is not a really touristy town. It is on the water which is nice, and it has two easily seen Volcanoes and some black sand beaches on the island nearby. After I found a hostel I walked around the city, and made my way to the mall, very United States. I’m at the mall for awhile, bored. Then I met Connie, a 15 year old, that insisted I meet her sister who speaks English and who works in the mall. I do. Connie then calls her mother to ask permission, and invites me to Christmas at her house. In South America, the people traditionally have a very late dinner Christmas Eve night and then open up gifts at midnight. That’s how they do Christmas, different. It was a great time. I met Connie’s mother and her other sister, she has two. I met the neighbors because we actually had Christmas at their neighbor’s house. They were very nice to me and even gave me a gift. People are so nice all over the world, it is a shame we rarely here about the good things people do. It was tons of fun but I fell asleep on the sofa around 1:30am ad they called me a cab to take me to the hotel. The were so, so nice, good people.