A few weeks (and 4,600 miles) ago, I was packing my two suitcases to come to Chile for three months. Back in those days, I used to have to wear at least five layers of …
Arica
Ser la ola
Studying abroad takes lots of planning. First, you have to pick a program. Then you have to make sure you have a passport, apply for your visa, and start looking at plane tickets. You have …
Cachái
When I got off the plane in Chile last Tuesday, this is what I heard: ¿holabuenosdíascomoestas? Debesponertuequipajeenelautobúsyentoncesvamosairalhotelparabajarlasmochilasyrelejarunpoquitoantesdeempezamoslaprogramaylaorientación. This is what I thought: ¿Qué? (aka What?) This is what I learned: The Chileans in general are …
Getting Ready
So… Apparently I’m going to Chile in a few days. And I’m really excited about it! Even though it doesn’t quite seem real yet. If you told me I could go live in a smallish …
Counting Down the Days
One month. Four weeks. Twenty eight days. Six hundred and seventy two hours. Forty thousand, three hundred and twenty minutes. The amount of time until my study abroad orientation in Arica starts. (Plus 11 minutes …
Introducing Megan
This past summer, a friend of mine started something called the #100daysofhappy challenge. While scrolling through my Instagram feed one day bored and at work, I saw that she had posted a simple picture of …