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JULY CALENDAR POSTING...

So much to see, so much to do, so little time ! Lucky for you, here in the Valparaíso Region, we keep track of it just for you ! Unless stated otherwise, these activities are optional. Residents do not have to take part in these if they don't wish to ! These can be used for threads throughout the month but new threads can't be started for these activities once the month is up. Please track the valpocalendar tag to stay updated month to month ( ©️ )

BUT FIRST ! A word from VALPOFM... Transmitting...

"June has come to a close and if you felt like it was giving you the cold shoulder, just wait until you see these snowstorms set to come our way in July ! You guys tried to keep warm with bumping a lot of club anthems and rap hits. Some of you were definitely sitting in a chair staring out the window like you're Bella Thorne and to whoever listened to Take A Bite for 72 hours straight... I promise they have other music. As you look forward to all that we have coming up this month, make sure to take a walk down memory lane with DJ Cool with our June 2024 playlist of the valpo region ! "

Casablanca Activities

July 4 : Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean that flowers don’t grow—and just because it’s the coldest month in the Valpo Region doesn’t mean you can’t decorate and beautify your house with some gorgeous bouquets.  Casablanca Blooms and Coffee’s very own bouquet expert, Vanni Vallata ( @9iovanni ) will be leading a bouquet making class from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, featuring some winter favorites: the rhodophialas, salsilla, and the inca lily.

July 7 : The Dog Owner’s Club will be hiking the snowy peaks of the mountains in La Campana from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.  There’s nothing better than a good hike with some good company, and there’s nothing better for our canine companions than to give them variety in their walks.  If you’re tired of circling the same block, come take your pets to see the beauty of the Valpo Region forest and mountains in their winter glory.

July 13 : Though the winter may slow down life for the landlubbers, things in the water are just picking up!  Winter trout is in season, and the best place to catch some fresh grub is, as always, in the lovely fishing village, Quintay. From 5:00 AM - 7:00 AM, Quintay shops will be selling fishing supplies with a 15% discount, so stock up and hit the horizon!

July 20 : Inherited Escapes Book Club is hosting another book club session from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM.  To celebrate Tomi Adeyemi’s 3rd book in the Legacy of Orïsha Series, this month’s book is Children of Blood and Bone.  Snacks and beverages will be provided, but it is BYOB-friendly.  Come spend a chilly Saturday night inside with some fellow bibliophiles!

Quilpué Activities

July 3 : Secondhand Style’s very own and very fashionable Saffron Barton ( @hntedhouse ) says giving is in and hoarding is out!  Every season can be a season of giving, and from open to close, Secondhand Style will be doing a BOGO: Buy One Give one to charity!  For this cold winter season, warm up your heart by buying something cute for yourself and helping someone in your community!  For every clothing item bought, Secondhand Style will be donating a clothing item.  You can also bring old clothes and donate them to Secondhand Style—they’ll gather it, bag it, and donate it on your behalf.

July 16 : Quilpué Zoo invites you to celebrate World Snake Day!  For today and today only, the reptile exhibit has been decked out—the snake section especially—to give people of all ages a fun and educational time with posters, slideshows, and a photo opportunity with a corn snake!  If that doesn’t strike your interest, perhaps the presentation with a Herpetologist will catch your eye: from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM, Quilpué Zoo’s resident snake expert will give you the breakdown on a very special guest: Baobao the Boa Constrictor!

July 25 : It’s Christmas in July, which means Glee Club will be caroling Quilpué streets, spreading cheer and good spirits from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.  You do not have to be a member of Glee Club to participate, but you must have attended at least 2 rehearsals.  Please email gleeclub@gmail.cl for more information.

Valparaíso Activities

July 8 : Casaplan will be hosting a Fundamentals of Ceramics Course, open to the public.  To ensure adequate one-on-one attention between student and teacher, the class will be 10 students max, first come first serve!  If you’ve ever wanted to learn how to make your own mugs, plates, vases, and other ceramics, but haven’t been sure where to start, then take this as your sign!  Start with the fundamentals—start with Casaplan!

July 11 : El Festival de Cortos de Valparaíso is back at Casaplan!  Valparaíso’s annual short film indie festival has a fantastic line-up this year; the theme is winter world, and the variety of interpretations in the films will astound you—especially that of local cinematographer, Javier Dominguez-Herrera ( @vroyales )! Valpo Region's very own Javi has submitted his film, Bajo Cero, a horror / suspense short about a man staying in a cabin, being stalked and hunted in the winter woods. Over the course of the movie ( which Valpo Reviews has deemed "chillingly good" ), the audience will uncover secrets, confessions, and hints to the twist ending: is he being hunted? Is he being haunted? Is he even innocent? Come find out and support your local cinematographer!

July 12 : Come celebrate the birthday of famed poet Pablo Neruda, the creative genius behind the unforgettable line, te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras, / secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma, with La Sebastiana from 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM.  The museum will be lit up in fairy lights and decorated with artwork of his poetry interpreted and created by The Art Club.  Light finger foods will be served as well as cocktails and mocktails based on his most famous poems, and his poetry books will be on sale.  All proceeds go to upkeep of La Sebastiana.  Lastly, there will be a microphone where guests can share their own poetry or read one of Neruda’s out loud.

July 19 : Famous dance choreographer, Dani Diaz, will be hosting an advanced dance class to Chappell Roan’s song, Red Wine Supernova, at Harmony & Flow.  The class will be from 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM.  If you come, you agree to being photographed and videotaped; class dance clips may be shared on Dani Diaz’s Instagram account.

July 20 : Biblioteca Santiago celebrates International Chess Day with a friendly chess competition from 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM.  Sign-ups are from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM.  First place winner gets a glass chess set.  May the best chess player win!

July 25 : If you’re not fond of caroling, never fear: ValpoFM has got your back!  From 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM, the radio station will be playing Christmas favorites for Christmas in July!  Not only that, but all the radio hosts will be on air for the entire time, chatting and entertaining both guests and listeners.  For their VIP guests, there will be a mini Christmas in July event at the station from 10:00 PM - 11:59 PM; there will be curated music, food, drinks, party favors, and a white elephant game.

Viña del Mar Activities

July 1 : Start off the first day of the coldest month of the year right—with a rooftop party at Club Divine!  From 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM, Club Divine has invited an old Catch Me If You Can DJ to curate the music in this highly anticipated and highly VIP event.  The theme is Winter Wonderland, and if you’re not dressed your best, don’t expect to make it past the velvet ropes!

July 18 : Castillo Wulff is leaning into their aesthetics and the winter season this month!  Today, from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Castillo Wulff invites the public to cook s’mores over a fire pit and share ghost stories with the castle as a backdrop.  The scariest story will get a private tour of the castle with three of their friends, including the parts of the castle that are not shown to the public.  Though you’re trying to scare the socks off others, please make sure the stories are PG-13, as this is a family friendly event.

July 30 : It’s International Friendship Day, and what better way to make friends than to mingle with Unmingled Singles?  Unmingled Singles is hosting a get-together at Ambrosia Hookah from 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Get warm, get cozy, and get ready to take some numbers down! July 31 : Just because the water can get as cold as 38.3°F / 3.5°C in the winter doesn’t mean that the Diver’s Club is taking a hiatus.  Members and interested members are invited to do a Cold Water Challenge at Playa Luna from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM!  Get dressed in your best diver’s gear and join your friends into running into the cold, rushing waves for a fun but frigid dare!  Don’t worry though; it’s just a quick in and out of the water!  Afterwards, to warm yourself up, the Diver’s Club offers a healthy helping of calapurca, a rich and hearty stew, just what the doctor ordered.

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          ｡ﾟﾟ           𝐒𝐇𝐄          𝐈𝐒          𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐘     -     𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐒𝐄𝐃       ,          𝐒𝐔𝐁𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐄𝐃          𝐈𝐍          𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐂          𝐓𝐎𝐒𝐊𝐀          /          a          m̵a̶r̷c̶i̵d̴          melantha       ,          mayhaps       ,          languished          by          the          cyclone          of          𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒚       ,          throttled          by          the           salsilla          of          𝙵𝙰𝚃𝙴  .          behind          aurum          lookinglass                    &                    their          bathic          irises       ;          a          speck          of          𝑒𝑝𝘩𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙          sorrow       ,          whelved           𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄     -     𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽  .          hark          no          myna’s         𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐚𝐧          𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭     ,          no          zephyr’s          elegy       ,          but          the          dripping         of          mellisonant          sonnata          twixt          vermillion           strokes           *            𝐴𝑆          𝑇𝐸𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑅         𝐴𝑆          𝑃𝐸𝐴𝑅𝐿𝐸𝐷           𝑆𝐻𝑂𝑊𝐸𝑅𝑆       :               ❝          -----     ----     --           no         rain       ,           𝚗𝚘          𝚏𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚜   .         ❞

@starsorted​         𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝          𝐟𝐨𝐫          𝐚          𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫          ♡     .    .     .     !

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Mi mamá: ¿Qué cocinaste hijo? Yo: Envueltos crujientes de tortilla de maíz, gratinados por queso asadero menonita, techo de peperonni al aceite en cuna de Panela y salsilla de tomate a las finas hierbas, acompañado de ración de patatas doradas en Oliva. O: #Entomatadas con #Peperonni

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1613-alstroemeria salsilla, Potatoe-rooted Alstroemeria - high resolution image from old book.

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bomarea salsilla - high resolution image from old book.

[aleencorea]

Día 9

Miércoles 1 de marzo del 2017

 ¡Fui al supermercado! Pero a uno súper-grande, se llama e-mart, es de dos pisos y está muy muy nice.  Parece una Target, y encontré muchísimas cosas que no sabía si vería aquí. Muchas cosas americanas la verdad. Encontré hasta un sazonador que se llamaba “Mexican steak seasoning”, pero no sé si era importado de la madre patria. Vi otras cosas importadas también, como la clásica tabasco y otras salsillas más. Hice una videollamada con mi mama también para enseñarle todo el mandadito que iba haciendo jajaja.

 Claro que ya me tocó ver uno de los mayores culture shocks que tienen todos los extranjeros aquí en Corea: el precio de las frutas. No mames.

 Dos aguacates a 200 pesos. Dos aguacates falsísimos, así, parecían de plástico. Me compre 5 limones como a 100 pesos también, pero pues no manches, ¿que soy yo, súper mexicanota, sin un limón en mi refri? Es casi parte de la canasta básica. No, pero neta se pasan, está impactante eso de los precios; la verdura ni se diga, también esta elevadona, pero no tanto como la fruta. Se supone que está tan cara que porque importan casi todo. Quien sabe, pero no manches, lo único barato son las bananas jajaja.

 Después de eso, fui a encontrarme con mis amigos porque queríamos ir a un raccoon café. El chiste es que nomás es un café común y corriente (súper caro) pero que tiene un cuarto con mapaches. ¡Fue un fraude! Jajajaj súper estafados. Pagamos 6000 won para “entrar” al cuarto de los mapaches (como 100 pesos) y estaban dos nomas escondidos y dormidos. DORMIDÍSIMOS. Llegamos como 6 personas y todos pagamos, y los intentaron levantar cruelmente con hielo ahí untándolos, y los canijos estaban echadotes. No se levantaron en toda la hora que estuvimos ahí y de plano nos hartamos y mejor nos fuimos. Solo compartimos un postre de oreo que era como tipo brownie calientito y encima nieve. Estaba bueno, pero esperábamos más acción mapachienta. Muy triste estuvo este episodio.

 Saliendo llegamos a un lugar llamado Grandma’s noodles. Ordené unos “kitchen-cut noodles” y aparte compartimos dumplings (mandu). Buenísimo todo. De veras que esta sopita estuvo increíble. La recordaré siempre. Compartiendo la mesa y la plática, hablamos de Corea del norte, de la política en cada uno de nuestros países, y de la situación actual en Corea del sur. Algo sorprendente es que en países bajos (de donde es Fabianne), tu puedes votar por alguien más. Sólo necesitas una copia de su pasaporte y su firma. Ella, como está de intercambio, le pidió a su novio que vote por ella. ¿Imagínense esa situación? Suena imposible en México.

 Después de esa fallada misión, que mejoró muchísimo con la cena, nos dirigimos a casa. Estuvo lloviendo muy fuerte hoy, lo bueno es que me compré un paraguas por fin como a 70 pesos, uno transparente que está muy pequeño, pero me cubrió bien.

 Y a dormir, creo que el día de mañana amanecerá bastante frío por la buena llovida que pegó hoy.

 Alejandra