So I made it. It was a very uneventful trip. I was preparing for the worst... lost luggage, trouble at customs, ticket confusion, but none of that happened. It was so smooth. There was even a reservation made for me for the shuttle that I didn´t make. -- I think that my hostel did it for me. Everyone has been so nice and accommodating. Those tricky hostels...
I met Sole- she is my cousin´s husband´s wife´s sister. Very very distant family, but still family! Her and her husband Rene (he´s french) took me around Santiago for most of the day. It was great. I was feeling a little overwhelmed by culture shock, and they made it so easy for me. They both speak English, know the city well, and are very smart and sweet. It was a great way to transition into another culture. Hopefully I will get to meet up with them later in my trip.
Tonight I will meet my host family, I will be staying with them starting tonight until the end of February. I hope they are nice. I don´t really know anything about them except they live close to school and don´t smoke. Two good things, but not too much to go off of. I wonder if I will be able to communicate with them. I expect a lot of hand signals and awkward silences.
Tomorrow I start school We´ll see how much Spanish I have forgotten. I have to take a placement test first thing in the morning, then classes for half of the day. I´m excited to get back into Spanish school because I feel so slow not being able to speak the language and I hate feeling like a classic tourist.
Anyway, that´s it for now. I will report back once I find out what school is and what my host family is like. Hopefully I will have my camera cord and can post some pictures.
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