¡Bienvenidos a Viña del Mar!

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I LOVE my Chilean family the Olivares. When I first walked in their house they had a banner hanging that said ¡Bienvenidos Brenna! in the colors of the Chilean flag accompanied by balloons and an exquisite bouquet of flowers. I live with mi mama Edita, mi abuela Ana y mi hermano Rodrigo. They are all incredibly kind and speak no english, except for Rodrigo who knows a few random words. My room is very small but has everything I could need. They also have a dog named Donna and a water turtle left from a past student named peanut butter (la mataquilla de mina, is very rare and expensive here). Edita also gave me a cell phone left from a past student, ¡es perfecto! They feed me three meals a day and each one is delicious! Pan (bread) is also eaten at every meal. I already love it here. I'm about a six minute walk from the metro station, and then about a 10 minute metro ride from the school. ¡es fácil!

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