July

1: digging in the ~frozen winter ground with my bare hands on a whim impulse to plant the Araucaria sapling
2: riding in the colectivo with a chilly breeze coming in through the window, watching the city go by
3: the ever-so-great news of a final exam cancellation (i.e., replacement with an assignment we were already working on)
4: hearing the doorbell ring in my dream and taking a while to wake up and realize it's ringing in real life
5: exploring with Odiecito
6: subiendo el campanil y viendo la ciudad de alto*
7: the vocals of Josh Rubin
8: stomach-hurting laughter
9: buying from La Trici Vegan
10: finally finishing Bioclimatología
11: pasando un rato con mis amigas chilenas para despedirme de ellas [spending time with my Chilean friends one last time]
12: family pizza night (last once en Conce)
13: el encanto inmediato de los cerros y las calles estrechas (de Valparaíso) [the immediate charm of the hills and narrow streets of Valparaíso ~ check out the main blog post here]
14: solo rides in los ascensores ["elevators"]
15: people-watching in the plaza
16: looking down over the landscape (esp. the green eastern mountains) as we descend
17: playing electric guitar for the first time and learning riffs of post rock songs
18: watching beauty videos, then going out to get hair products
19: giving myself a mohawk
20: dyeing my hair for the first time (even though the color is practically invisible)
21: "Two Fine People"
22: tbt the Mowgli's, Waiting for the Dawn
23: watching a movie on VHS
24: Tropical Smoothie Cafe after the eye doctor
25: "For The Moment" by WE ARE FURY ft. Fletcher Mills
26: A Star Is Born (2018)
27: getting a "sock-poppet" (otherwise known as a Pop Socket)
28: spotting some cool, shiny blue-green insects out in the desert
29: blowing off steam out in the desert
30: "beach sand!" (first time biking out in the beyond with my bro)
31: orange copper-wire hair