I don't have tons of time to write right now, but here is a quick synopsis of the last week!
Wednesday Arrived in Santiago around 9am local time Met by Pastor Tim & Ellen Quick lunch 4 hour bus ride to Linares Met by Jon, Elise, & Seth Met landlady & signed papers at notary Toured the house Wined & dined Slept…lots! Thursday Shopped til we dropped! Set up bed & moved luggage Bank card got blocked Got locked out of my house (and failed at trying to break in) Spent another night at Jon & Elise’s Friday Bought & set-up phone Called to unblock bank card Called landlady to get into the house More shopping Ate delicious and ridiculously cheap sushi Spent first night in my house Saturday Set up a few things in the house Walked around downtown Linares with Elise Went to a Wine Festival in Linares with Jon, Elise, & Seth Sunday Attended Bible Study & Church Met lots of people at church & enjoyed some snacks that some members brought to welcome us Went shopping for a few other necessities First Taxi ride in Linares with my many items Finally, with the help of my landlady, got my gas cylinder filled Monday Walked around my neighborhood Found my little neighborhood markets Stayed inside most of the day since it was rainy Put things together in the house Landlords came by to fix a minor gas leak Relaxed under a blanket reading and watching a movie Tuesday Currently catching up on some correspondence Very soon we are going to catch a bus to Longaví to meet with school officials
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Jennifer Proeber
7/29/2015 03:21:19 am
Gracias for the encouragement, Chelsea! We're excited for you to get back! A little boy next door got a great show as he watched us try to get in for a good 15 minutes! And seriously, if this is all winter is, I can handle it! ;)
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