Last night, my voltage converter stopped working, so today I had to go get a charger. I decided that this was a good excuse to visit Gran Torre Costanera, the tallest building in South America. It was the farthest I have been from my student housing close to metro stop La Moneda—but still only twenty minutes away on a single metro line. Truthfully, I didn’t make the most of my stop. I only went as high as the third floor, where the technology section of a Falabella caught my eye, I purchased my charger, and went home. The interesting part of the experience mostly came from the metro ride itself. Spending 11 stops on the metro where I had previously only spent two or three, it began to sink in more viscerally the incredible nature of the metro. Our program advisors had remarked on its large ridership (two million riders per day) but standing there, bodies all around, was a physical reminder of the relationship that seems to exist between people here and this transportation system. It is fast, efficient, widely used, and (from my perspective) affordable. Though it was crowded, I had a great time.
I’ll leave it there—short post just remarking on the rad metro here!
EDIT, January 16: Weirdly, I went back to Costanera Center today and went to the top. It was totally amazing. This place is so beautiful.
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