weekend update!

OK, so I am just writing a little blog to let everyone know how things are going in Chile.....I would like to disclaim, I am not a good speller, my grammer is not the best and so I apologise in advance...now you the reader does not need to give me spelling corrections from here on out....I imagine it will only get worse as I try to straddle two different worlds of language...ya know?? oh yes and one more awesome thing, I am typing on a chilean keyboard, so everything is in a different spot...muy intersante...good thing is I have ñ, so I can write in spanish...anyways...sorry to get off on a tangent...

so I flew out of SFO on Tuesday morning, the flights were fine..I actually ended up sitting next to a Chilean on his way back from Hawaii for the first flight...then in Miami I transfered to Avianca and flew into Colombia....all my connections went well, yes it was a little bizzarre and once I was in Miami everything was in Spanish! eck. cool thing was that Avianca gives warm towels out. that was nice...so I arrived in Chile on Wednesday at 4.30am, paid a fee and was on my way to the baggage claim, when what do you know, my baggage was left in Miami! awesome...I am so used to this...so good thing I had an extra pair of jeans and glasses, etc. so it was OK...my friend Carla picked me up. poor girl had to wait like 2 hours! eck...then we went to her house which is in Puente Alta, like a little community of Santiago. Carla lives with her Aunt (who is super duper awesome) little cousin named Panchita y another cousin named Guido. oh yes and Carla´s grandma also lives in the house, but it is kinda like two houses and one...so Carla´s aunt cooks super yummy food, making me lots of things with chicken, fish and always making sure there is bottled water for me and lots to eat. I really like the fact that Chileans eat a huge lunch almuerzo and then just a light tea and toast for dinner. let´s see, Thursday, or was it Wednesday? Carla and I went off to the mall to buy me some clothes, oh ya, the airline gave me $80 for displacing my luggage..so I got some cute sweaters and an awesome wool coat..it is red! ya!! and we just chilled, then my luggage did come on Friday which was super awesome and I got back all my shoes! ya....ok, so Saturday there was a huge family party, Carla´s aunt has like 8 brothers and sisters, and although not all of them came there was lots of folks...it was a BBQ and started around 2pm and went til at least 10 or 11pm, not sure on the whole time thing, we ended with a game of shirades...ok I know I spelt that wrong..and yes, it was awesome...so yes, everything is going well. I think my spanish is improving my friend from the airplane gave me an extra diccionario and I am looking for jobs this week. I love the family here they are being super duper to me and miss you all. xoxo Dawn