Hola chicos y chicas. I have arrived here safely after a somewhat gruelling 24 hour journey. Somehow my memories of the bad parts of the journey (of which, thankfully, there are few) are already fading. Cheesy as it sounds, seeing the mountains as the plane was landing pretty much eradicated all the boredom and anxiety! After blundering my way through a conversation about Santiago with a very nice taxi driver I arrived safely at my hostel. All checked in and sorted and so far I´ve managed to find several little shops where I've stocked up on plenty of water!! I think I´ve definately thrown myself in at the deep end here with regards to practicing the language. Still, so far I´ve had a conversation about tuna with a very friendly shop assistant, and been complimented on
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