I have to say, my first day here was more than I could have expected. My host family is amazing! Jorge and Marcela have 3 boys, Jorge, Felipe y Diego. I spent most of yesterday with Jorge and Felipe and Diego. They know almost no English so I have jumped right in. Later in the afternoon, we picked up Marcela from her job and had afternoon tea (which seems to be a staple to Chilean culture). Marcela and I were talking on the front porch around 5pm when her neighbors, Eugenia y Alex invited us over for a glass of wine. She was so excited to practice what little English she had with me. The wine turned into pisco and many, many hours later (2.30am) Marcela and I walked next door to get some sleep. The boys had all waited up to say goodnight. I fell asleep almost immediately after almost 50 something hours awake. I could not have asked for a more generous family and hope that I can repay them somehow!
I start class at 9am tomorrow and will ask how to get a new SIM card for my phone so I can make some calls back home. I have heard it is free for me to receive calls from anywhere on my phone once I get a card, but will be charged for outgoing calls. Just have to figure out if I can get international minutes. I do have internet access at my home but it is located in the parents bedroom so not always available to me.
"Passengers, please place your coats below your seats and your saddles in the overhead bins."
View from my bedroom.
Lulu
Tatiana
Drinking on the first day... hmmm imagine that.
ReplyDeleteKind of sad that they barred up your bedroom. Maybe you can shoot spit balls with messages on them for passerbys... ha.
Seriously though I'm really happy to hear you're staying with a great family. Perhaps you can teach them chess.