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New city, new family, new adventure

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June 6th 2009
First day at the host family's house! They have been absolutely wonderful so far. I am living in the city of Rancagua, which is in the Sixth Region of Chile, just about one and a half hours south of Santiago. I'm going to start my week of observation in my school on Monday, and I will be teaching high schoolers, but I'm not yet sure what age. We just spent the last week in a hostel in Santiago w ... read more

South America » Chile » O Higgins » Rancagua

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more