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 …
Chile
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 …
Earthquake
I titled this blog earthquake because about 2 hours ago (it is 11 PM, Tuesday April 1st) there was an 8.2 richter scale earthquake in the north of Chile. I am sitting here watching the …
New Apartment, New President, New Life
Semester is officially over! December has brought about a lot of changes for me here in Chile, for Chileans too. All my friends here have returned to the United States and I am the lone …
Dolphins, Peru, and the End of the Semester
So much has happened here in South America in the past month it is actually unbelievable. With my program I travelled to the 4th region of Chile. Here is the dessert, beaches (like all of …
3 Month Mark
Three months in Chile! I couldn’t be happier with my life here in Chile right now. My Spanish is improving more and more everyday, I have a Chilean boyfriend, and my relationship with my Chilean …