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I am still adjusting to the fact that we have flown nine hours to an entirely different continent, hovering an entirely different ocean, using an entirely different language. In case you’re wondering, I’m actually just going to completely block out the sleepless flight for most of us that departed from Atlanta last night at 10:30 PM and landed in Santiago at 7:30 AM this morning. It's safe to say it wasn’t my best night of sleep. Katie and I have a warm and welcoming host family, which consists of only a mom and a son, who speak very minimal English. We are up for the challenge of learning to communicate more and more with them as these three weeks continue! We spent most of today unpacking, settling in and getting lunch with our Buffalo State group. Tomorrow is our first day at ECELA, our Spanish class, and I am looking forward to beginning to build on my Spanish foundation (which has very much crumbled over the past few years from lack of use, unfortunately). We’ll be meeting people from various areas of the world, and as the Social Butterfly, it’ll be my job to reach out to them and introduce our group… I can’t wait to find out who we’ll meet! I'm also excited to see our Universidad Mayor friends!!
Thankful to have gotten here safely, thankful for our group of girls (plus Justin, of course), and thankful for all of the support I have been given in preparation for this experience. So thankful.
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Pixita del Prado Hill
5/22/2017 08:58:47 am
Hi Christine, thanks so much for posting the beautiful photos of the Andes -- I'm so glad you all arrived safely! Looking forward to reading/viewing your blog and seeing you next week. All my best, Dr. del Prado
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Christine
5/23/2017 11:33:56 pm
Thanks, Dr. del Prado! I am loving Santiago - so beautiful! We are all looking forward to seeing you next week. Safe travels!
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Keli Garas-York
5/22/2017 01:49:04 pm
Great great pic! I'm glad you made it safely. Best wishes with your language learning and your social butterfly 🦋 tasks! Have fun!!!
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Christine
5/23/2017 11:27:35 pm
Thank you, Keli!! It's been a blast so far!
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Rachel Hazen
5/22/2017 03:59:24 pm
Lovely pics. How very exciting! Good luck.
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Christine
5/23/2017 11:31:35 pm
Gracias, Señora! I have loved my Spanish classes - Conversación y Gramática. It's been a great experience so far!
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