Something you enjoy doing outdoors

 When I lived in Temuco and it didn't rain, what I liked to do most outdoors was ride my bike and since I came to Santiago, I don't do it because I couldn't bring my bike. Since Temuco is smaller, it took me half an hour to get from one end to the other, the only bad thing was the ups and downs, and especially the dirt roads, that is why my bicycle was made for all types of terrain.

With my friends we always went to the so-called “Portal de la Frontera”, a field in the middle of the city where the owner allowed young people to spend the afternoons there with the condition of leaving everything clean. We went on weekend afternoons by bike, We met on the bike path, the path to get to the center of the field was a little dangerous and complicated to pass with the bikes, but we always made it, over time they made a small track with obstacles to do tricks with the bikes. It was a meeting point for all the people who moved around the city by bicycle. I miss it a lot, but I'm afraid to ride a bike in Santiago with how dangerous the streets are and how people drive.

A Chilean Landmark

 The Moon Valley is on the way to San Pedro from Calama, it is a desert area and a tourist attraction point, it is characterized by its enormous dunes, valleys and hills of salt, rock and sand, simulating the rocky texture of the Moon's soil. .

When I lived in Calama in 2010 until 2016 we spent almost every weekend along that road to go to San Pedro, and we always stopped to see the view for a while. There is a small stop on the side of the street where cars stop so that people can get out and watch. With my stepfather, my sister and my brother we slid along the sand to explore a little, while my mother stayed in the car. . The people in the sector knew the roads and how to get back on the road, I never saw trash lying around despite it being so touristy.

What I liked most was not only the beauty of the desert, but its combination with the sky, being so many meters above sea level, the sky looked closer, and the sunsets in the Valley of the Moon were one of the most beautiful landscapes I have ever seen, full of purple, pink, orange and yellow tones.

A little bit of Chile

 I really like improvised trips, where I didn't expect to spend time of my life in those moments. This was one of my best trips, I made a friend in December 2021 and in January 2022 she offered me to go work in the summer with some friends in Mehuín, a small tourist town at the beginning of the Los Lagos Region. I accepted and two days later we traveled by car from Temuco, the road was beautiful, full of misty mountains and planted fields. We spent two months working in a restaurant there, and in our free time we took advantage of the beach and climbed the hill to enjoy the view.

There were 3 of us living in one room, my friend, her best friend and I, and in another some friends who were a couple, we became very close and really enjoyed the plans on the beach. The energy of the area, the sea and the trees calmed and healed my mind a lot. It was an experience that I would like to repeat, return to Mehuín and many more towns to stay for a while and get to know each other. I also met nearby towns such as Queule, La Barra and San José de Mariquina, as well as incredible people and the tourists I served at the restaurant.