Que Guapaaaaaaa

I was telling my friend in Santiago tonight about my "dry spell" of men just before I was making my decision to leave Houston to move here. Did me dating the only men who walked their cats on leashes or who learned the art of kissing by watching bad porn force me to leave Houston? No. But the fact that I wasn't pursuing a relationship with any of these guys, well, that may have been a reason that didn't stop me from coming. Being admired in the street, being bought a drink, having a stranger ask for my phone number, and getting a compliment in  the office were not things I have received, for the sake of my own humility, recently. So when a colleague / new friend at work and I went to lunch on Tuesday told me that one of the guys in the office said I looked like a movie star, I may have tried to play it cool, but c'mon...I ate that shit up! When I asked which one and she said, "oh no, that is just like a saying they use for a pretty girl. Not that you actually look like one" I tucked my tail in between my legs and remembered exactly who I was. Seriously, all kidding aside...I totally look like Reese Witherspoon! So suck it guy who told me how "incredibly disappointed" he was that he wasn't attracted to me when he met me in person....I'm the next Jennifer Aniston...Am I taking it too far? Either way, a compliment is a compliment and it felt great!


Well, on Wednesday night I took myself for a stroll throughout Vitacura, the street I am living on in Santiago. I was standing at a stoplight and saw a guy from across the street who looked attractive with the sun behind him. As the walk light turned and we walked past each other, he said in his deep Santiago voice "Que Guapaaaa". Which means how beautiful. I played it cool, because that's what we ladies do, however, I completely ate it all up. After he couldn't see my face, I smiled, I got red and I think I started to sweat. I'm pretty sure I could get used to this, but I really need to start working on my cool face.


So far, Santiago is proving itself to be pretty good in the self esteem arena. Muchas gracias Santiago... suck it eharmony! :)