My old friend

I met René when she was only 2 months old. She was very small, compared to her brothers and didn’t eat much. Also, she didn’t walk well because one of her legs was sick.

She is a female dog and was the daughter of my grandmother's dog, Toti. She had 4 puppies and all could be adopted, except René.

My mom doesn’t like dogs, but René was so pretty, quiet and small that she finally accepted her.

She came to my house in 2010 and we were partners for 5 years. When I came to Santiago she was "alone" because my parents didn’t have time to take care of her. She needed special care because she was always sick.

We decided that she should be given for adoption to a girl my mother knew. My mom knew she would take care of René and give her love.

The bad was that my parents gave to René when I was in Santiago and I couldn’t say goodbye to her. I miss her but I know she will be better with someone who can be with her all day. 

René when she was 1 year and a half old (2011)

Just for a photo

I will never forget this photo.

I took it in April 8th, of this year, in the National Stadium when my team, U. of Chile, played against Colo Colo.
It was the classic of national football and the security measures in the stadium was very stricter.
Therefore, the exit of the stadium was very strict and carried out under the look of police. First, came out the U. of Chile's fans and then, the Colo Colo's fans.

When I went out with my friends, and together  U. de Chile's fans, one of my friends she wanted take a photo to player Franz Schultz.
We wait for him for an hour. When Schultz came out, my friend achieved be near him.

But, the anecdote of this story happened after taken those photo.
We had so excited that we didn't realize of the hour.

A friend was wearing the team's shirt and, little by little, we felt how the looks of hates fell on us.
Those looks turned in jeer and then in screams.
We couldn't get out because some opponent fans wanted hit us.

To sum up, we left two hours after the end of the game.

Webquest

Day		Place		Entrance Fee	Tube Station	Travel Zone
Monday	AM	The Natural History Museum		free	South kensington	1
	PM	London Eye		£32.45	Waterloo	1
Tuesday	AM	Palace of Westminster		£10	Westminster	1
	PM	Imperial War Museum, Churchill War Rooms		£19	Westminster	1
Wednesday	AM	The Vyktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities		£5	Bethnal Green	2
	PM	Victoria Park		free	Bethnal Green	2
Thursday	AM	Camden Market		free	Camden Town, Northern	2
	PM	Camden Market		free	Camden Town, Northern	2
Friday	AM	Tower of London		£28	Tower Hill	1
	PM	The British Museum		free	Tottenham Cout road	1
Saturday	AM	Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum		£39	Marylebone Road	1
	PM	Candem Garden		free	Candem Garden	1
Sunday	AM	Warner Bros. Studio Tour London		£39	London Euston	1
	PM	Warner Bros. Studio Tour London		£49	London Euston	1
			Total Costs	£221.45

The perfect winter meal

Since arriving to Santiago, I have had to learn some things on my own. One of those things has been learning to cook, well learn to cook something more than pasta and rice.

My favorite food has always been lentils, of any form and in any preparation. I think lentils with rice are perfect for winter days, like now.

When I started living alone, I asked my mom for the recipe to make lentils that she makes and I think that they are the best. With some mistakes on the way, I learned to do them, although I must confess that I always forget an ingredient.

Now, this is the basic recipe for making lentils:

We need a medium onion, a garlic, a shredded carrot and a medium red or green pepper and seasonings (salt, pepper, cumin and a bay leaf) to make a sauteed.

In a pot pour a cup of soaked lentils and add the sauteed along with six cups, or more, of boiled water (depends on your taste). Leave to cook for half an hour and add a handful of rice.

I don’t like pumpkin or potatoes so I will not skip it. I don’t like eat lentils with any food companion like meat, sausages or fried egg, but that is a matter of taste.

Let cook, on medium heat, for another thirty minutes and… We have the lentils as I like them.