Spring has Sprung!

This Saturday night at midnight, we moved our clocks ahead one hour for that "Spring Forward" that we all love. Although not having to use the estufa (space-heater), not having to wear four to five layers at all times, and no more rainy days were indications that spring was on it's way, it has become much more evident in the last week.


[another beautiful day in Vaparaiso's spring]

All around town, flowers are starting to bloom both in flower boxes and on the hillsides. Our garden has been cleaned up, and looks a lot less like "The Secret Garden" and more like a real one. The days are so warm that short-sleeves are almost necessary (although some Chileans are still walking around in jackets), and I have to but on sun-screen and sun-glasses everyday. The nights are getting warmer as well. Sitting in my room, I can have the window open and hear the birds chirping away. All beautiful signs of the spring time.

But moving our clocks forward is not only a sign of spring, but a really nice benefit. True, we did lose an hour and I am no longer in the same time-zone as you east-coasters, but having that extra hour of sunlight is fantastic. It adds so much to the day! I'm so glad that spring has finally come. And unlike Maryland, there are no showers in the spring, just beautifully cloudless days by the ocean, which let you have fantastic asados!


[asado on the roof]


[i made some kanelbullar/cinnamon rolls for the gang]


[Sigrid, Cari and me on the roof]