Jody: Chillin in Chile

I am starting my first international adventure on August 18th, when I fly from my hometown, Wiarton, population 2 500, to Punta Arenas in Chile. It has been recognized as the southernmost city in the World, with a population of about 114 000. This blog will be updated periodically, allowing you a glimpse into my year of South American culture.

Thursday, September 07, 2006

Days at the End of the World

I forget when I last wrote, and what I wrote actually....but here goes. Tuesday was just school, not overly exciting. I forgot that I did not have 3 classes in the morning, only 2, so went home with different people than normal from my class. It´s nice, cuz everyone wants to make sure I get home OK.....always asking how I´m getting there and such. I can go bymyself, i know a bunch of collectivo numbers that go to my house. Yesterday was pretty sweet though....In the morning i brought my lunch to school with me (for those of you who don´t know...i usually go home for lunch every day, so does everyone) and after the morning classes, a group of us ate quickly and then got on a coach bus and headed off to the Magallenes Forest Reserve (look up on the net for more info if you want, Jack, i forget how to do that cool think where the website is with the words, and well, its too complex to try and figure out in a different language...). It was absolutely gorgeous!! A bit muddy, because it is like spring here. There was a fair amount of snow...well, fair for the fact that the city has none, and my feet got soaked. My camera battery died as I tried to take my first picture, but I plan on going again, so will get pictures then. It was a decent hike. At the top, the views were fantabular all the way around!!! Oh..and there is this green mossy type stuff that grows on the trees. There aren´t leaves on the trees right now, but i can´t even describe the cool ways this moss grows on the trees and how beautiful it is. I said ´Que lindo´and ´que bonita´like amillion times!! We got back to the school after everyone else had left, (therefore the ppl i usually go home with were gone) but it was ok cuz 3 guys live near me, so we took a collectivo together. The two who live in my neighborhood actually walked me to my gate! so cute!! Then i ate a bit of food (meat and bread...) and waited for Johanna to get home from classes. When she did, she, Maxiel and I took a collectivo into town (this is at like 10 pm...) to a club where they play salsa music and some ´pros´are there. Lucky for me, they knew the guy pros, so I danced with them a bit and they taught me some moves!! That´s right...i am learning how to salsa!!!! Then they decided to go to a different club...so off we went. At 2, i asked when we were going home, and we arrived back at my house at 2 45...i changed into pajamas and went straight to bed, extremely exhausted!! This morning..at 7 15 i got up and got ready for school. lucky for me, classes this morning weren´t exactly taxing, and I got to rest my eyes for abit, but the classes are super loud, so I can´t actually sleep. Right now, the class is taking a test, so I took the opportunity to do this. A lot of the stuff in the classes I have already studied, but don´t understand at all in spanish! Well..class ends soonish, so I should probly head out. I just learned from my host sister (via msn..she is at home) that my host brother is coming home today..i was unaware! Ciao...missing home lots!! xox

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