7 hours and counting!

Antofagasta!!!! (the section in red)

La Portada de Antofagasta


Ok, one more "boring" post and then I'll have more exciting news for you! I made sure to put a new memory card into my camera so I should be able to take MANY personal photos.

I've been placed in the Escuela Edda Cuneo Moreno school (which I believe is in Antofagasta), and the host family mentioned is Fresia Aguirre. I don't have an exact address, but that will be posted asap. To bide the time, I'll post some Cerro de San Cristobal
pics I found from the web onto the blog. I know the last picture (on the right) was a little hard to interpret, but it shows where Antofagasta and Mejillones are in Region II (squint and you a see them on the coast line of Chile... Mejillones is a small blob and right below it is a longer blob which says "Antofagasta") =) The first time I saw "Antofagasta" written anywhere, I couldn't believe I would be saying it naturally. Practicing Chilean Spanish names and words will give my tongue quite a workout (no dirty pun intended).

more to come soon. Oh! and I've met my first Alliance Abroad groupee who arrives the same day that I do-- Emily Reid. I've never seen pics of her, but she's Australian, blond hair, blue eyes, glasses. She suggested we check out "a hill" when we get to Santiago. Pictures of "the hill" coming soon. hehe ~Good night

The Hill: Cerro San Cristobal.

did I mention Chile is predominantly Roman Catholic? Here's the "picture" of the hill (see top right) pray for me!!!