This is the address to use if you want to mail me anything. It is the address of the university. I think I can have things sent to my house but this is the address we were told to use. Programa de St Cloud State Direccion de Asuntos Internacionales Universidad de Concepcion Victor Lamas No. 1290 Casilla 160-C Concepcion, Chile South America... read more

Hi. I'm going to try and write on here a little more often so it doesn't take me as long to write and thus it won't take as long for you to read. Wednesday I only have class from 3 to 5 in the afternoon. I slept until 10. It feels so great to sleep in. When I woke up, I could hear the Nana cleaning up a storm like she does every morning. I had a feeling she didn't know I was home, since she arrives around 9 and everyone is usually gone. I was right, she came into my room to clean and make my bed and she was surprised to find me still in it. I got my lazy butt out of bed and ate some cereal for breakfast. I did homework for ... read more

I took the collectivo to school on Wednesday. I saw the micro pass by my house as I came out the gate at 8:45. We met with Professor Luz at 9:30am to go to the police station and register our Visa's. We had to get on a bus, all 21 of us. The bus was crammed and the driver wasn't too happy because he had to give us the student rate of 150 pesos. Nothing with Professor Luz is ever easy but we still lover her. We eventually arrived at the police station. There were only 4 people working so we took turns going in. They recorded our addresses and phone numbers in Chile and they took our picture. It didn't take as long as I expected but soon everyone was through. It was only 11. ... read more

Thursday night was pretty dull. I walked to the panaderia that is right by our house. It is called Hansel and Gretel. Pan is the word for bread, so Panaderias are where you buy bread and pastries. You can also buy lots of other things such as meat, cheese, and wine. Bread is a main part of every meal and it is not preserved like it is here so most people go to the panaderia every day. Later, I rode with my host mom and her friend to pick up some school papers for Sebastian. We drove for probably 30 or 45 minutes to get there. Then we made copies of the papers, went to a panaderia and then took the papers back and went home. We drove by the university on the way home. When ... read more

Hola! I have arrived safely in Chile. It was a long and exhausting trip. We left for the airport from home at 3am. We stopped for coffee in Cannon Falls, MN. We arrived at the airport around 5:40 am. We missed the parking lot and had to circle around the airport again. We found the group easily and then we were ready for check in. My bags were close, they weighed 49.5 and 51 pounds. I'm not so good at packing light. haha. We waited around for everyone to get checked in so we could go through security together. My parents stayed for a little while and then we said our goodbyes. That is never easy. After most of the students had arrived (we were missing one or two) we went through security at Minneapolis. Nobody ... read more