Santiago: Day 1

I'm sorry for not posting on my first day here, but as you can imagine, there was a lot going on and not enough time or energy for blogging. (For those reasons, and because the internet was difficult, I am posting today.)

The majority of us were on a flight from Miami to Santiago (MIA to SCL) and we met up with the other two students on our program who flew in from Dallas to Santiago. After a little fiasco involving Honey, the Chilean FDA and a hefty fine, all of us boarded a bus and headed for the hostel (but not before the two guys who were handling our bags awkwardly asked us for tips right after our program administrator told us not to give them anything). Just imagine twenty tired Americans staring at there feet feeling guilty, but giddy because the adventures are about to begin.

Llegamos al Hostel y recibimos nuestros cuartos, compañeros de cuarto, y los llaves. Despues de llevar los equipajes arriba al 4 piso, comimos nuestra primera comida juntos en el Hostel. Teníamos huevos, pan, mantequilla, marmelada, y torta (como bread pudding) y café con leche. No soy afficionado de café pero yo sé, después de tomarla, que este café es delicioso.

After breakfast in the Hostel, the group of 20 went for a walk around the area. We ended up stopping at the supermercado for empanadas for lunch.

Later, we went to the Program Coordinator's office and had a little meeting about safety and the plans for the rest of the orientation.

The 20 of us got on the Metro and went to dinner at Las Vacas Gordas en Santiago. When we got back to the Hostel, no one had much energy and many went to bed pretty early.