I’m hoping to get internet by next week in my house, but until then I’ll just have to keep using other’s! Another day in Arica, Chile. The weather is exactly what we were told: it’s chilly in the mornings, hot in the afternoons, and as soon as the sun goes down you need a jacket again. I’m loving every minute though! The first 72 hours are over, and things are starting to click. My family still talks at the speed of light, but they are patient with me. This morning my Tia Lila (Aunt Lila) brought breakfast to me in bed and we talked a long time. Yesterday, I only understood every few words. Today, I understood almost everything. It could have been the subjects we were talking about, but I still felt good!
Last night we had a fiesta at one of the “parent’s” homes. All the families and all the students got together and had pizza (you wouldn’t have liked it Mom, it is sauceless and is literally bread with a sprinkle of cheese and raw veggies…DELICIOUS!) and dulces (cakes) for a student’s birthday coming up. We toasted with a pisco sour, it’s their signature drink of brandy and some lime and lemon and continued to party. We all decided we should probably familiarize ourselves with the discotecas of Arica, so we all went to a club called The Drake that’s on the beach. The cab cost the equivalent of $6 for FOUR of us, and it cost another $4 to get into the bar and that came with a free drink. We got there at about 1 a.m. and it was still pretty dead…yep. Dead at 1 a.m. They don’t close until 5 in the morning here but I came home a little early at 4. It’ll take some getting used to but I was a trooper!
On my way now to tour the campus and then the afternoon is free. We’ll probably go for some more walks and explore El Centro – the downtown area that is the place to be.
For those of you waiting to Skype, I’ll keep you updated! My house is having internet issues so please be patient and content with a blog update!
Chao!
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