Wow! It's amazing that my month here is almost over! Today was our last day of classes - I ended up with a high grade - "Muy Bueno" (Translation: Really good) which made me feel happy. We had our final exam Wednesday and our final presentation today, and all went well. We had to do an oral presentation for the other class about tourism in Missouri. Everyone was very entertained that we were from Springfield, because that is the home of the Simpsons. They were also surprised to find out that most states have a city named Springfield. After school, we went to a cafe and had tea and desserts with one of our professors and a few students. It was pretty entertaining, because there were people there speaking German, English, Spanish, Dutch, and probably more languages that I didn't hear. They were surprised that in Arkansas it's legal to marry a sibling, and that it is illegal to gamble on land in the U.S. (save Las Vegas). I guess that is pretty weird...
I am looking forward to coming home where I won't get catcalled any more! It's worse when I'm walking with Melissa because she has blond hair and blue eyes, which is a real rarity. She has been applauded, whistled at, and even bowed down to in the street - and many other things. Mostly people just stare. Also, I am looking forward to clean air. The air hear is super polluted and pretty much everyone smokes here. The cigarette packages are funny because they say in huge black block letters "These cigarettes are killing you" (only in Spanish) in letters that take up half of the front of the box. That made me laugh the first time I saw it! I guess it doesn't really change anyone's minds though.
I am happy to say that my cold/flu is almost over - although I did have a fever Monday and Tuesday. But the weather has been much dryer and warmer these last few days, which has helped a lot. We've actually been able to see the mountains because the smog has lifted up a bit. Boy are they pretty! Tomorrow, we will be skiing on a slope called El Colorado, which is very funny to me, because we have a Colorado too. We are going to be taking a beginner's ski class while we are there to help us out. Melissa has never gone skiing before, and I haven't skiied since my sophomore year of high school and that was the only time I'd ever done it. I am excited about going, but we have to get up super-early -blah! Then tomorrow night we will probably go out with our families since it will be our last night here! Crazy! Then, I plan to sleep in Saturday, pack my suitcase, and possibly do a couple more touristic things in Santiago, then eat lunch and head to the airport!
My flight leaves at 8:40 in the evening, and then lands in Atlanta a little after 6 in the morning the next day. Then, I will fly from there to St. Louis where Mykl is picking me up! Mom has promised me a fried chicken dinner Sunday evening, which I am very much looking forward to. I love fried chicken - yum! I have been craving cashew chicken and Lambert's and sweet tea too. Oh, and sun! My skin needs to see some sun because I am WHITE!
Well, I am not sure if I will be able to write again until I get back (for a recap), so don't expect entries for a few days. Thanks for reading - I hope it has been entertaining!
Sunday
A few things that make me smile
So this will be random and short, but here are some things about Chile that make me smile:
1. Everything is a remedy for a cold. Especially alcohol. Apparently, it is wise to drink rum or pisco sour when you have a cold or a sore throat. Also, one must also drink Coca Cola. The Coreans in my class say you should eat ice cream and avoid chicken, but Chileans think that chicken must be eaten!
2. Even in a city of 6 million people, there are moments when one says, "It's a small world..." For example, you meet someone somewhere never thinking you will see them again....but then you do! Weird... Incomfortable you might say...
3. Clothes. I am never wearing enough clothes here. The other day in class, I was wearing a long sleeved tee shirt, a sweater, and a fleece pullover and the teacher told me that I had a cold because I wasn't wearing enough clothes. This type of thing happens frequently! One must always wear shoes in the house, and probably a coat too, just in case.
1. Everything is a remedy for a cold. Especially alcohol. Apparently, it is wise to drink rum or pisco sour when you have a cold or a sore throat. Also, one must also drink Coca Cola. The Coreans in my class say you should eat ice cream and avoid chicken, but Chileans think that chicken must be eaten!
2. Even in a city of 6 million people, there are moments when one says, "It's a small world..." For example, you meet someone somewhere never thinking you will see them again....but then you do! Weird... Incomfortable you might say...
3. Clothes. I am never wearing enough clothes here. The other day in class, I was wearing a long sleeved tee shirt, a sweater, and a fleece pullover and the teacher told me that I had a cold because I wasn't wearing enough clothes. This type of thing happens frequently! One must always wear shoes in the house, and probably a coat too, just in case.
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