Saturday, June 14, 2008

First Step, Chicago

So I made it part way! I'm in Chicago for the orientation and so far so good. Mom brought me here on the train early this morning (she is too good to me) and I checked in at 9ish. We did some pretty nice stuff like brainstorm about activities we can do with our class. This was very helpful seeing as how I've never taught before :) We also got some good tips about how to be safe traveling, I'm feeling ready to go! We talked a little about Chilean culture so it will be fun to compare what I've learned with what I actually encounter there. They said people talk fast and they omit 's' 'd' and 'b' so wish me luck!! :) I'm sure it will be fine after a little getting used to.
So right now we are just waiting for dinner in a half hour (which I think is pizza., probably won't have that for awhile). So that is good news! Everyone here is really nice and are all excited to get started. Ages vary from 18 to 31 so its a really fun mixture of people. Well thats all for now! Much love.

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