First Day of School

Today was the first day of class and I have to say I am feeling very lucky so far. I was nervous about finding my way without a map or any knowledge of the city so Jorge (my host dad) took me on the metro and the bus and walked with me up to the actual classroom to drop me off. He wanted to make sure I was received by my teacher. There are about 30 other people taking the spanish course and it is a very good mix of people. All American except for the lone Australian. We had a great day and went for a beer after school and had many laughs getting to know each other. I was surprised to find out I am one of the only people with an entire Chilean host family. Most people are staying with a professional single person in their 20's or 30's who all want to practice their English. Having no English in my house, it is understood I have a leg up on progressing. When I returned home for tea, Jorge and Marcela and I had a wonderful time telling jokes and discussing current events. I forgot to mention that Marcela makes me say "refrigerator" to everyone she introduces me to. She thinks it is the most difficult word in ingles and LOVES to laugh when I say it and then she tries to repeat it. She makes me say my name and then almost immediately, "refrigerator." I am not kidding that I have told at least 20 people this word.

Looking forward to another day with new people and fantastic experiences.

Ciao!

The only picture I had time to take today. Just some artwork in the metro....