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South America » Chile » Santiago Region January 6th 2010

So it's day four? I don't really even know anymore, it all just sort of runs together. I have had quite the time already. So the first day of school, I arrive and they greet me and ask my name. My excellent knowledge of Spanish didn't include 'le nombre' which means name. So like the awesome person I am, I respond without thinking, 'oh you want my number??!!'. So off to a great start. They had a trial test to see where to place the new students... I put my name and handed it back. So needless to say, I am a true beginner at this. There is 7 of us in the one class. A guy from Toronto who can't roll his rrrrr's for the life of him. Makes me secretly happy on the inside ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Providencia January 3rd 2010

Some of you know, but for those that don't, I'm on a 3 month adventure in south America! I am in chile for 3 weeks, Argentina for 3, then peru for 4. The last two weeks are unknown but that's half the fun... Not knowing where I'll be, who I will meet and what I'll be doing. For 8 weeks I am taking Spanish lessons at a school called ECELA. What started me on this journey is a number of things. I didn't wake up one morning and just decide to pack up my life and come down to the bottom of the world. I had always wanted to travel, but things, aka life, always just got in the way. But it's always been a goal of mine to learn another language. So I figured why ... read more




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