PERFECTO!!!!!
Everything is perfect. I cannot believe it. Today, after 26 hours en route with layovers and waiting at the study center, I met Maria Jesus, my Madre Chilena. She is perfect--a short, spunky woman with a shaved head and a sense of humor. She is divorced, has three kids--two girls and a boy. The two girls are 11 and 20--Valentin y Jesus. They are perfect. The eleven year old--Valentin--is still in her awkward stage, but she is adorable and so sweet and sooo excited to have me here. Jesus is awesome---she loves all my music, she is studying political science at the same university that I will attend, she is vegetarian, and she loves everything about asia...and wants to travel there one day. She is starting to learn Chinese this semester. How AWESOME is that! I havent met there son yet...he is 19 and is currently working up in the Andes on some road building project. He is a sociology major at my university (dont worry mom...he has a girlfriend)
I have highspeed wireless internet IN THE HOUSE...which is pretty much unheard of...so communication with all of you should be no problem. I live in Las Condes...a sector further away from the school, but considered the nicest area of Santiago. We live in a high rise apartment building, my room is tiny (about 6 by 10) but I LOVE it. I always said that I would prefer an awesome family with a modest house as opposed to the other way around, so I am stoked. I havent met or learned too much about the University yet. We just showed up, were matched up with our madres, and went on our way. As soon as I got here, they made lunch for me--chicken, salad, tomatoes, rice, and stir fried veggies. She says they dont eat much red meat, so thats works out quite well for my situation. Nothing seems too different yet. They drink a lot of wine, LOVED the chocolates I brought, LOVED LOVED LOVED the book that I brought, and....que mas...they are great. I fell asleep right after lunch and woke up after 5 hours!! YIKES.
Anyway, I guess that is all for now. I am exhausted from all of the excitement, and the need to keep my brain alert in understanding all of this spanish. So far, the language has not been a problem at all. The taxi driver spoke pretty fast, but he was still understandable, so that was good. I hope you are all doing well...and that we will be in touch soon. Maria Jesus already had SKYPE on her computer!! So...if you want to call me....you can!! Soooo great.
Take Care....
Beth o.
I have highspeed wireless internet IN THE HOUSE...which is pretty much unheard of...so communication with all of you should be no problem. I live in Las Condes...a sector further away from the school, but considered the nicest area of Santiago. We live in a high rise apartment building, my room is tiny (about 6 by 10) but I LOVE it. I always said that I would prefer an awesome family with a modest house as opposed to the other way around, so I am stoked. I havent met or learned too much about the University yet. We just showed up, were matched up with our madres, and went on our way. As soon as I got here, they made lunch for me--chicken, salad, tomatoes, rice, and stir fried veggies. She says they dont eat much red meat, so thats works out quite well for my situation. Nothing seems too different yet. They drink a lot of wine, LOVED the chocolates I brought, LOVED LOVED LOVED the book that I brought, and....que mas...they are great. I fell asleep right after lunch and woke up after 5 hours!! YIKES.
Anyway, I guess that is all for now. I am exhausted from all of the excitement, and the need to keep my brain alert in understanding all of this spanish. So far, the language has not been a problem at all. The taxi driver spoke pretty fast, but he was still understandable, so that was good. I hope you are all doing well...and that we will be in touch soon. Maria Jesus already had SKYPE on her computer!! So...if you want to call me....you can!! Soooo great.
Take Care....
Beth o.
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