Well my semester started off a little more thrilling than expected. I had my first class on Monday morning and let's just say I'm a little scarred. I arrived to class early because I didn't know where it was located. I found it easier than expected so I ended up being the first person there. Little did I know that all the classes were pushed back 15 minutes so I was REALLY early. I took a seat in the front row and waited for what I thought would be a full class...

This week was pretty relaxed. After I registered for classes on Monday and toured Adolfo Ibanez, I had no other obligations this week! My school is very close to my house; it's about a 10 minute walk. It's a very small university with only two main buildings with classes. I am taking 4 classes; one in English and three in Spanish. I am totally freaking out! The classes I am taking in Spanish are with Chilean students, which mean that the professors won't speak ...

Wellll…. I finished up my Intensive Month on Wednesday the 23rd. It went really well and I loved both of my classes. In my first class, Chilean Conversation and Culture, we learned all about Chilean history, music and even took tours around Valpo for class. It was all really relevant information and pretty much everything you need to know if you come to Chile. The other class we took was just a grammar class that was a review of all verb tenses among other th...

This weekend was amazing. On Friday my family and I set out for Olmue, Chile. Olmue is about an hour north of Viña, in "el campo" or the countryside. On Wednesday it was my Chilean dad, Julian's birthday and then Thursday was Anibal's 10th birthday so we went to the countryside to celebrate. The weekend started off with a small interruption. About 20 minutes down the road Leon (2 years old) vomited in the car because he was carsick. So… we had to...

Yesterday I went to Concón with my Chilean family. Concón is about 20 minutes North of Viña del Mar. We first climbed the sand dunes and looked at the spectacular view of the coast. We then went into the town to walk on the beaches. They have a lot of popular beaches. The kids and I walked around and looked at all the shops. We played, "pinta" (which is like tag) as well. We ended up getting empanadas to end the trip, very delicious! You can pretty...