It was only 24hours ago that I was in Geneva saying bye to friends and family. Now I’m in an other continent and about to face a year in the unknown. It feels weird leaving everyone behind as well as the great comfort of home. After a 14h flight, getting to Santiago was no problem, even passing from a 5 to 30 degree heat. I’m sure it won't be too much of a problem and I’ll get used to it… I just had a great start by taking the house and only car keys with me, which meant that my brother would not be able to use the car and spend his time hitchhiking . Luckily, I realized that while I was taking my connection flight in Paris and had to rush to buy an envelope
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