Chris Martin wanted to meet the President of Chile

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Love is in the air here in Santiago - well, certainly amongst the throngs of fans outside the hotel. There’s a real air of excitement in the city about Coldplay being here. And the countdown to tonight’s first concert of the tour is on!

I spent this morning at the Oxfam office again, going over the final details with Monica. She is the Communications Officer for Oxfam in Chile, and is helping me with the campaigning at the concerts. Luckily, her English is far better than my Spanish so we’re doing OK! Here’s a picture of her at her desk - if you’re wondering what she’s reading, it’s today’s paper with an article about Coldplay. We were hoping that Chris would be able to meet the President of Chile, but unfortunately she’s on holiday in the south of the country so it’s not going to be possible.

I’ll go into a bit more detail over the next few days about the work that Oxfam does here in Chile. Watch this space!