Blogs from Biobío, Chile, South America - page 4

Tues, Sept 29 I went to class from 10-12. We talked about what we believed was our best experience thus this far. It was interesting what everyone had to say. A lot of people said that either Santiago (11 people went) or Buenos Aires (4 people went) was their best experience. I told the class that hanging out with my brother and his friends on the 18th was my favorite, although Santiago was a close second for sure. I returned home for almuerzo (which was spaghetti), and then I went with my host dad to run some errands. I went because I wanted something to do besides facebooking all day. I'm glad I went because I learned a lot about my surroundings as we were driving by asking questions and listening to my host dad describe ... read more

After the Buenos Aires trip there was lots of things to do and catch up on. Tuesday we had class with Professor Triana from 10 to 12. I got a ride to the University with Marcela. We arrived around 9 am. I needed to finish up my autobiography essay and print it so I had my computer with me. The students were still protesting and had taken the Arts and Humanities building so none of us could print our papers. We spent the class hour talking about our weekends and many other things. We got an assignment from our book. After class I went running with Trevor, Hayley and Catie. Trevor and I did some sprints. It was kind of fun. It was about 1:30 when we left campus. I decided to go try to pick ... read more

Saturday we stayed in Chillan. Marcela´s entire family was at her parent´s house. Literally! I was pretty bored all morning. I blogged and then just watched t.v. and listened to people. There was a lot of food being prepared. They set up a huge long table in the garage area. A barbeque is Chile is called an "asado" which is the spanish word for roast. There was so much meat! My favorite are the longanizas (sausages) that Chillan is famous for. While we were waiting to eat lunch, they served pieces of longaniza on a bun, like a hot dog. It was delicious! The little toddler that is in their family was dressed in traditional Chilean clothes for the holiday. I didn´t get a picture of him wearing them though because they changed him shortly after ... read more

We left for Chillan Thursday night. Not a real exciting drive. I was kind of tired and I slept a little bit. We saw a rainbow while we were driving so that was kind of cool. Of course, when we arrived in Chillan we chatted for a little bit and then we ate a little dinner. After that I watched T.V. and chatted with everyone. An aunt and uncle and their two girls were here as well. I would tell you their names but it is too hard to remember who everyone is, kind of like meeting the Hundt family for the first time. You basically won't remember until you've met them a few times. I stayed up until about midnight. I wasn't sure what time we were leaving in the morning but Jorge had already ... read more

I tossed and turned Thursday night. I basically didn't sleep at all. My stomach really hurt and I was hot and cold. I woke up wide awake at 3:30 and I had only gone to bed around 1. I had to get up at 6 because we were leaving from the University at 7 to go to Chillan(pronounced Chee-on). In the night I had pretty much convinced myself that I wasn't going to go. My alarm when off at 6 and I thought I felt alright. I decided to go but really my new philosophy is going to be that when I think I should stay in bed, I really should. There wasn't anybody of the roads of Concepcion at 6:40. We got to campus a little early but everyone was there shortly. I think Professor ... read more