Now, I'm sitting in Centennial, Colorado with Conan on in the background. Today I gathered everything up and somehow managed to pack it all into my two suitcases and backpack. I also went to a movie today (The Hangover) with my real sister and ate with my family tonight. It is just so surreal to think that in a couple days I'll be eating potentially very different food and spending time with my new sisters in a new language.
John Hasselburg, by Int'l Business prof always said that 'Culture is what you're doing when you think you're not doing anything at all'. Everything about my Chilean life will be so different from here! Today I encountered questions such as, 'Do they use washcloths in Chile?' Maybe they are common, maybe they aren't (I packed two, just in case). Many of my friends are also studying abroad this year, and it will be interesting to return and exchange stories. I'm already looking forward to that- but I have a lot of Chilean living to do before then!
My next post will be from Chile! I will do my best to upload pictures to this blog, or at the very least, post links to my photo albums on facebook. Speaking of facebook, did I mention that my Chilean mom requested to be my friend? She wrote me a couple messages, and it is SO great and comforting to know that she a) exists and b) seems very nice. She and her daughters are very pretty and SO tall- they have such long legs! I guess I'm used to being the shorty though :)
Until Chile...
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