Hello All, Again I apologize for my lack of blogging as of late, sharing a computer with a 15 year old boy makes it difficult to get much time on the internet. But on Sunday one of my classmate's parents arrives and is bringing my new computer, so I hope to get lots of good pictures up after that and to start to update more regularly again. I am getting settled in my new home. I love the new host family and am really happy here. I think I'm pretty spoiled ...

Sorry it has been so long since I updated. Being without a computer here is a lot harder than I thought it would be, and when I do have access I spend all my time finishing homework and answering emails that I never have time to blog. The last few weeks have been quite busy with lots of exciting things happening. About two weeks ago we celebrated Fiestas Patrias, which is like the Chilean independence day. It was very interesting to see the tremendous pride...

Hello everyone, Sorry its been a while since I last updated, it will probably be a while before the next updates too. I have had quite an interesting weekend. I spent all day Friday and Saturday touring Santiago. We went to many different sites including La Moneda (the chilean equivalent of the white house), a memorial park for the desaparecidos, the national cemetary and the Pinochet foundation. For those of you who don't know a lot about Chilean history. ...

Sorry its been a while since I updated. I have been really busy. This last weekend was filled with adventures. On Friday afternoon we took the bus to Reñaca which is a little beach town like 15 minutes from Viña. It was a gorgeous day and we relaxed on the beach and climbed on lots of rocks. It was a perfect way to spend a Friday afternoon. The view was great and since its still considered winter the beach was almost completely empty. While we were walking on t...

Hola a todos! Let me start off by saying thanks for all the birthday wishes and other messages on the message board. Its so nice to know that there are so many people who are following my travels and especially thinking of me on birthday. On Tuesday I turned 21! Overall it was a pretty good birthday considering I was thousands of miles away from my closest friends and family. But the people I was with made it very specail. I started off the day by treati...