Grettings all from the southern realm. Weather in Santiago, Chile today: 90 degrees with zero clouds. Nice weather for a smooth flight from Miami to Santiago--8 hrs in total.
Arrival not as chaotic as I anticipated. CIEE very organized in picking up students--who came in waves, off and on from 3 AM to 5 PM-- making life easy for us Gringos.
CIEE treated all students to a nice lunch near the hotel we're staying at. A brief tutorial on general safety and public transportation. Everything is in Spanish. This blog will be some of the only English I use over the next 5 months. Surprisingly, most of the students here are eager to speak the native toungue. Much conversation has been in Spanish instead of English (though it's hard to resist the comfort of E.)
Dinner was lavish. A grand welcoming with all students having arrived at that point. I've met some great kids today and it's hard to believe it's only day 1.
More to come.
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congrats, daver! sounds like all is unfolding nicely. will keep closely tuned in. best, smr & edk
ReplyDeleteHola Dave! Fantastico! Soy feliz para usted.
ReplyDelete(I will rely on you to correct my rusty spanish!).
Te quiero! Mama
Great hearing from you, Dave! The wait is over and you're there. We're going to Sugarloaf this w.e. but I'd take your 90 degree heat any day. Looking forward to your next post! All love, Dad and Gena
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