"I can't believe you did this by yourself" ~all of the other interns down here

I have never been more nervous than i was this morning....I woke up and heard my house mates around the house. I had no idea who they were, where they were from and what languages they spoke. For about an hour I laid in my bed, heart racing, deciding what the hell I was going to do. So... I got up and to my oh so pleasant surprise were 2 girls in the room next door from Boston, my exact age, and so much fun. I really lucked out on them, I think they will make my experience much more comfortable and fun.We spent the day eating empanadas, walking the boardwalk and checking out the mall. Vina is an amazing city but WOW it gets cold at night, at 6pm it was 13degress celcius, whatever that converts to, it was cold, but worse than that our house is 10 degrees colder than outside. I slept with every sweatshirt I brought!!Also i was in for a little treat to see the actual house in the daylight...let me just say, Wallingford is like the TajMahal compared to this shack. Borderline probably not at all worth what i am paying to be here BUT that said, Ali, Erin and I are making the best of it and having fun regardless and are laughing off the small things! School starts tomorrow and I cant wait to begin learning Spanish and every Friday we have excursions. These include surfing, canopy zip lining, a wine tour and a fiesta! I cant wait to tell you all more about whats happening down here!

4:40 am and I am finally here!!

WOW, what a day! 24 hours ago i was leaving LA now i am in my bed here in Vina del Mar. Everything went very smoothly, thank goodness!! Made all my flights, all were on time and my bags along with me! I couldnt really se the town comin in, so i am excited to explore tomorrow! One thing i am noticing is that it is way colder here than i expected!! Good thing i have some extra blankets!! okay well i need to get some sleep but ill write tomorrow when i can actually see where i am! CIAO

San Salvador, El Salvador

I just arrived here in San Salvador, my first stop along this crazy day long journey! I slept the entire five hour plane ride! The airport is tiny, it reminds me of Maui, and everything is green as can be, and by the looks of my view from the plane window, big cities are quite different down here! Surprisingly enough i found this computer with free internet at th airport, this is already unlike the USA! Well i need to stop chatting and go find my next flight that leaves in an hour!! I will update as soon as i get somewhere else with a computer. Love and miss you all, already!

A Career?? No, I think I'll go and live in Chile!

So here I am. Sitting in Seattle creating a blog because I, unlike the majority of my friends, am putting my career on hold (well not on hold just not starting one!). I have made a kind of last minute decision, within the last month, to move down to Vina del Mar, Chile. It is a beach town on the pacific coast, located in the center of Chile. While in Chile I will be attending an international language school where I will study Spanish for 3 weeks. After those 3 weeks I will have a week off for a holiday down there and I am hoping to rent a car and drive to Patagonia! After that I begin my internship at the international school. I will be doing a marketing internship for them, marketing their language and abroad programs to universities around the world. So basically, I am off on a crazy adventure and cannot wait to keep everyone informed as to how it is going! Wow, well I have one more night here in Seattle. That means I have about 24 hours to get everything I need done.....Okay well i will check in when I make it down to California on my birthday, YAY 22!