Settling in

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Hello, everyone

I'm trying to learn the local customs: kiss on the cheek to greet someone, there's a certain chilean handshake, Chilean accent and vocabulary, and brush your teeth at least twice a day. It's common to bring the toothbrush to school and brush after lunch.

My spanish has gotten a lot better, but I'm still pretty slow. I can understand well enough, unless they talk fast. Which is a lot of the time.

I'm not homesick yet, but I miss people at home. I believe that a symptom of this is that I keep seeing people who remind me of someone. There's a girl in my class who looks just like Aunt Libba, only latina.

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Photos

Mi hermano y yo
él se llama Bruno

party for SerFi
It was our history teacher's birthday, so we had a party. I guess this is common around here. But only with teachers that they like

La Plaza
the plaza is beautiful, especially at night

en la Plaza
I love this tree

sunset
not a great photo, but I like it

river
it's not the Amazon, but it's a lot better than the river in Copiapó. That one doesn't have any water.

La Mane
a good friend of mine

Comments

[james st. james]

¿Dónde está Waldo?
sounds like a great trip, but after two posts, no one knows where in chile you are since you haven't said anything about WHERE you are. let us, the reading public, know. thanks!