A day in the life...

Yesterday I took some photos of some of the things I see daily here. I am less than 2 weeks away from being done with my official study abroad program here in Chile. Uy!

This is at the bottom of the hill of my university. This hill is SO steep and I always arrive in class sweating because of it. But hey, we can all use a work out, right?

A view of my school, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, in Recreo, a part of Vina. The school is actually in the process of building a new campus, to replace this one. The campus is very small and the rooms are a bit outdated (especially since this school has the reputation of being in the 'ivy league of Chile') so I think it will be a good decision. However, I don't think they can beat the view of the ocean from this area! It's gorgeous.

This is the beach closest to campus, about a 15 minute walk. A lot of us have been going to the beach for a bit after class. Life isn't too bad when you wear a swim suit to class!

Walking back from the beach, this is street eventually turns into the main road which I live on. These are the buses we take here, called micros. The micros are CRAZY! The system is semi-unorganized (I used to think very unorganized, but I've learned more where I'm going in the city) and they drive like mad men. People have had some good stories from the micros these past few months- falling asleep and ending up way far from home, taking a wrong bus and ending up in the upper hills of Valpo, etc.

This is the Reloj de Flores in Vina. It is basically the symbol of the city, for some reason. It's hard to come by a post card of Vina that doesn't have this on it. Notice the huge tourist group having their photo taken in front of it.

Then I took the metro home! To the right is a metro station and the left is the inside of the metro. I know you all probably don't care what this looks like, but remember, it's for my memory too! :)

After getting off the metro in Chorrillos (my neighborhood in Vina) I walk about 3 blocks and then have to ascend the dreaded hill up to my apartment building. The hill has become easier to climb up, but it is very steep and a pain when you are tired. I'm too cheap to pay for a colectivo to take me up, too!

This is part 1 of the hill.

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4- up and through the parking garage and my building is the one straight ahead.

This is my tower!

A park next to my building. There is even a little pet cemetary that I think is adorable! People come here to let their dogs out and what not.

Up the stairs and I live in 46, the one on the right.

A random view in Chile. When I said that there are a lot of stray dogs here, I wasn't kidding! I hate seeing these dogs- they gross me out and I'm sure are sick and hungry. In addition, about half of our group here has gotten a form of fleas, probably thanks to the micros and the dogs. Ew!