The reality of this trip is finally beginning to set in. I've had a bit of trouble grasping the caliber of this adventure until this point, but now that my flight departs in three days, I am beginning to understand. For instance, it just occurred to me that my verbal Spanish is absolutely horrendous! I think I will probably offend everyone I speak to in the next few months.
Packing is another story all together. There are a lot of things I really want to do in Chile, for instance fishing, hiking, camping, skimboarding, etc. and each of these requires a certain amount of gear. In short, I'm walking a fine line between bringing enough equipment that I can do the things I want and inundating my host family with rubbish.
Speaking of my host family, I finally received word of who I will be living with for the next 5 months. My host family consists of a mother and her 20 year old son who is attending university. The house is 15-20 minutes from the university in Valparaiso by bus, and an 8 minute walk from downtown Vina del Mar. Vina and Valparaiso are very closely intertwined, with Valparaiso being the older town and Vina being contrastingly more modern.
ya me voy
Andrew
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