School is in session, but yet another tour

This week was my first full week of classes. And luckily I can say that I think they will all be great. However homework down here in Chile is still just as bad as in the states. Not that it's been very difficult, but still not something I enjoy. One thing I have found out down here which is great is all of the professors at my university are very well educated and each have a fantastic perspective on the world, so I am very excited to get to experience that.  Also I've slowly started to make some local friends here (I have one Chilean friend). It's a little harder at my university because there are clear friend groups, and it is a private university so many of the students have traveled a lot themselves. However I am going to continue my quest for friends and I'm sure ill meet more when my Spanish is better. I am also planning on joining the volleyball team here! So that should be a great opportunity to meet other Chileans (most Chileans aren't tall so I should fit in I hope).

Besides school this week has been pretty relaxed for me. However this weekend has been full of activities. On Friday I spent a day at the beach and attempted some volleyball, however one of my friends had a ball but a stray dog came right up to our game and ate it! Luckily there were some public courts near by and we were able to rent another ball. Saturday my Univeristy hosted a BBQ for all of the foreign exchange students. Which was great because I was able to make some friends from all over the world (Canada, Germany, Switzerland, and Australia). Which then brings me to today where my study abroad group took us to a small town where you could buy lots of small crafts and potery, and then to the third and final house of Pablo Neruda. The trip was great however everything was about a few hours away from Viña so I feel like I was on a bus more than anything. But it was still great to see more of Chile.  Other than that however not too much has gone on. I've settled in nicely and I am excited to get into the full swing of school again. Ill try and post more than once this week. But until then adios.