Have I told you guys about it yet? I think not, and am starting to get worried that I will be repetitive..someone let me know...So let me tell you, I live in a neighborhood called Puente Alto, to some it is low income, but they probably say the same thing about PA that they would say about Live Oak. which in my opinon is not bad. Plus, we live in a gated community, so no one can get into your house, yard, etc. there are guards...it is very common, but sounds kinda wierd-scary to say that... but all the houses are behind gates, so it is not like apartment community, etc. we are very close to the metro which is great since that is how I get around etc. but Carla has a car for shopping, etc. but metro is very economical. and a fun way to look at people and get around...The metro runs early AM to like midnight, then there are buses 24 hours a day, or cabs, or cabs that have a pre-paid amount. on the metro there are not many scary folks, though today I did see a clown which kinda freaked me out. sometimes on the buses people sell candy, or there are folks selling pastries infront of stations, I have not really been interested in buying for a variety of reasons..ya to not getting sick!!
You would love the place I am staying at, Carla´s Aunt, who basically raised her, ... anyways, she likes to prepare meals for the whole family, and makes a big effort for it to be food I can eat. chicken fish, they eat white rice, and white bread, which my dad would love. and makes me laugh as I am the brown-whole wheat kind, but who am I to complain to homemade meals??So in Chile they really only one meal a day (lunch, it is later after 1pm). the rest is bread, tea, etc....so for the last week I have been eating with them at lunch when Carla works..(the grown up daughter comes to eat lunch with the family just about everyday with her daughter who is turning 1 in Septemeber).so since I got a job Tia Patricia is packing up my lunch (how crazy is that)..I tell her not to worry, but she does the same thing for her son and Carla..quite the treatment...she trys to bring me tea to my bedroom in the AM and make my bed...weird, but sweet...Their Grandma lives on the other side of the house, basically it is a 2 houses turned into one. anyways, grandma is a little cooky, but always nice to me, we have fun with the language barrier..and well you know about the puppies..whenever I feel bummed I grab one of them...
so more desciptions on the house, you can walk in through one side, pass a laundry room, office, living room and go upstairs to one side of the house with 2 bathrooms and 3 bedrooms, all rooms are very small..Carla and I share a room, we both have a twin, one pulls out from the other...and then the other side is where Abuelita lives and I think it is the same set up, with another dining room and the kitchen....outside is BBQ and there is a front yard too. I love the way Tia decorates, lots of bright colors for the wall mixed with neat art work. and some cool vintage-anitques...
one of the things I love about Chile and esp the folks I live with here is that nothing goes to waste...hmm, not sure where that thought came from..ok, before this becomes any more fragmented...
xoxo
Dawn
ps today I learned about present simple and present continous! tomorrow I will teach it..wo ho
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So what are the cars like? Do most people use the public transportation? Do they have American cars?
Are you doing ok with the food? Have you met any Chilean land barons yet?
the cars are super duper small...once I figure out how to post pics I will put some up...um, they mostly have puegots and smaller cars, have not seen really any Fords or Chevys...oh and the buses are made by Mercedes and Volvo! how crazy is that?
yep..
nothing goes to waste in most poor countries. everything is recycled into another use.
people can't afford to waste.
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