I finally have a little time to blog! We have been super busy this week but it's been so much fun! Lots of "cultural" training going on .. toured one of Pablo Neruda's houses ("La Chascona"), visited a Mapuche cultural center, learned all about the chilean educational system, etc. Of course we've done some of our own "cultural" training by hitting some bars and clubs and socializing with the locals! :) I've also met up with a few Chilean friends I've kept in contact with which has been SO great!
Next week starts our DuocUC training, meaning we'll be finding out our schedules and seeing the campuses and figuring out how to plan a lesson ... apparently it's pretty intense and I'm kind of nervous!
It's been really easy for me to get back into the "Chilean way of life." My Spanish is coming along a lot better than I expected ... I feel comfortable speaking and haven't had too much difficulty with comprehension. That's not to say I don't have a ways to go before I will consider myself to be fluent, but I think I'm doing pretty good. I also love that fact that Chileans are never on time ... I fit right in! AND I've already lost a couple pounds, which is rad, since the Chileans here have a much smarter eating schedule - normal breakfast, big lunch, small dinner (called "onces") - and because I've been walking all over the place.
Definitely ready for a free weekend! Tonight I'm meeting up with a couple other Chilean friends I haven't seen yet and plan on spending all day at the pool tomorrow, followed by a barbecue (called "asados" - they're really popular here and usually turn into quite the social gathering). Rough life!
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