Arrival in Chile!!!

When I flew into Chile yesterday, I promised myself that I would make an effort to blog more frequently than I did in South Africa. As an added bonus, it appears that the internet is more reliable, so that should make things easier!

Pretty soon after my plane landed yesterday morning, I began meeting other students from my program at the airport. We had communicated by email in advanced and selected the Santiago Airport Dunkin' Donuts as our meeting point. It was really nice to discover that there were people from all over the country with all sorts of backgrounds. After a couple of hours, it was time to meet Danko, one of the SIT coordinators in order to board our bus to the hotel. We soon discovered that we would be living in the hotel (which has free wi-fi!!!) until Saturday. The bus ride took about an hour and 45 minutes. It felt like an incredible luxury because of the view and the fact that the seats were about 1o times more comfortable than the plane seat! Here are some photos I took from the bus:






We reached the hotel in Viña del Mar in the late morning and settled into our rooms. The day was pretty much all about exploring the surrounding area of Viña and getting accustomed the the deliciousness of Chilean food!

Even though I am so excited about being in Chile, I am still overwhelmed about the transition from South Africa to the US and then the US to Chile in such a short period of time. I think it may take a little getting used to!