Well, I have become a professional Micro rider. The Micros are a form of public transportation, like buses that go jetting around the city like busy bees. To get to my school In Valpo, I get on the bus called Errasudiz. I will ride it for about five minutes and will have a one minute walk to my school.
This past few days has been time to explore the school, they have taken us on many tours. Each building has its seperate library and some buildings such as history are very far away for the casa central whereas the music building is extremely high in the city. There is artistic and revolutionary grafitti all around the city. On wed, after a few days of boring tours, we went on some very nice tours. For lunch my friend Alysha and I walked to lunch with a Canadian student, and ate at a Cuban restaruant. I had a warm sandwich on white bread, with ham, cheese, tomato and fresh pineapple...tasteeee. After that, I returned to the Casa Central to register for my classes. I am registered for a spanish class, a marketing class, Social and Political problems in Chile, Chilean theater in the second century, Biotechnology and biotheoretics (religious sciences) and working with papers(art). It is a total of 18 hours and I'm extremely excited. Clases begin the 18th of august and I will be with Chilean students in some of them.
Tonight I'm going to drink coffee and enjoy icecream on the beach while a group of "gringos" watch the sunset. Que buuueno!
Un abrazo
xoxo... Kati
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
And so it began
Hello everyone,
Welcome to my blog. I arrived safe and sound to Chile. After three days of a turbulent orientation in Olmue, (we talked, rode horses, went hiking, and had dance lessons) the group of 19 students rode the bus the Vina del Mar to meet the host families. I am living with Papa Ricardo and Mama Rosy in an apartment on Nueva Marina. They are absolutely precious. From the apartment on the 11th floor, I can see the amazing ocean. Tonight, I saw the sky, ocean and our apartment turn pink from the sunset. For those of you who don't know, the sound of a crashing wavea is a beautiful sound.
I'm extremely excited for my time here. It will be over before it began. I'm excited to learn from their culture, as well as perfect my spanish listening and speaking skills. I truly am living in Valley Paradise.
XOXO... Katie
Welcome to my blog. I arrived safe and sound to Chile. After three days of a turbulent orientation in Olmue, (we talked, rode horses, went hiking, and had dance lessons) the group of 19 students rode the bus the Vina del Mar to meet the host families. I am living with Papa Ricardo and Mama Rosy in an apartment on Nueva Marina. They are absolutely precious. From the apartment on the 11th floor, I can see the amazing ocean. Tonight, I saw the sky, ocean and our apartment turn pink from the sunset. For those of you who don't know, the sound of a crashing wavea is a beautiful sound.
I'm extremely excited for my time here. It will be over before it began. I'm excited to learn from their culture, as well as perfect my spanish listening and speaking skills. I truly am living in Valley Paradise.
XOXO... Katie
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