Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Tienes un Mapa??

There are no maps to be found in the city of Copiapo! We went to the tourist office to get maps and all we got was a crappy small tourist map. I wanted more details so we went to every Liberea in town and discovered there are no detailed maps of Copiapo in Copiapo. What?? I need a map! I still got turned around in Champaign every once in a while. I think I’m just going to have to study google maps and learn the city by exploring and asking for direction when I get lost. It’s annoying though, I always end up having to ask at least four different people directions to get to the same place two blocks away. If I start running again that might help! They have two forms of public transportation, from what I’ve been informed of. Collectivos and Microbuses. Collectivos are like taxies except cheaper because they drive specific routes over and over again and you just have to know which one to get and where it stops. I have yet to figure that out. My ultimate goal would be to find a relatively cheap bike, but seeing as nobody rides a bike, they might be hard to come by. My host mom suggested raising the seat on my host sister’s bike. But I’m not sure if I understood her correctly, Monce is 10, so raising the seat on her bike may not work for me.

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