Well this study abroad experience was bound to be interesting right from the start with my crazy flight delays that had me going from Chicago to Toronto to Dallas and finally Santiago.
I think i would have been more nervous to finally arrive in Santiago if I hadn't been so relieved to be finally done with planes and airports for a while.
On my cab ride to the hotel where we were having orientation I felt like a lab with it's face glued to the window unable to get enough of the new sights and smells- Chile definitely has its own special smell.
As I tried to make small talk with the cab driver I realized two things
1. they weren't joking about Chilean Spanish
2. And my Spanish was in fact a joke.
As the car sped towards the hotel the juxtaposition of mountain and city was like nothing I had ever seen before. Finally we arrived at the hotel which was this beautiful mix of an old building and modern decor.
Orientation turned out to be a great mix of getting to know the other students, information about Chile, and Spanish-- lots of Spanish class and already Spanish homework.
Before I knew it, orientation was coming to an end and we were going to get our host families!!
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