Today was my first day of school since thanksgiving! Although it was a pretty easy day since I only had one class. However the class seems great. I'm taking a page out of CC's book I guess becuase my class today only had 4 people in it including me! It is a history class of pre Colombian cultures and the professor seems great! Crazy, great, funny, and incredibley smart. He is very energetic and truly has a passion for teaching. However he also has a passion for travel and wants us all to travel (skip his class) as often as we can. But it isn't just travel he encourages, he is really encouraging understanding of the world and every culture that you put yourself in. I anticipate this class being very interesting becuase there is another American in addition to myself, a German student and a student from Bolivia. Combined with the professor I hope to get a completely new perspective not only just in regards to history but the world as well. And this is why I came to Chile and chose to study abroad. Tomorrow I have my first Spanish class here in Chile which will hopefully help me pick up the language even faster as well as a Latin American culture class. On a side note about culture, it is very interesting being in Latin America while Venezuela deals with the death of Hugo Chavez. First I bet I heard the news first, but also the news is much more somber and consoling than what I imagine you are hearing in the U.S. Chile isn't a big ally of Venezuela however the Latin American perspective of it all has been very interesting.
Also I leave for another trip tommorw. Again to the south of Chile but this time to Pucon with my ISA study abroad group. I'm very excited because I have the opportunity to climb a volcano and see some amazing scenery. However we are going by bus and it is something like a 9 hour drive... But I'm sure it will all be worth it. Ill post pictures of my journey when I get back and if I don't post for a few days that is why. ¡Nos Vemos!
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