Aquí

Amigos!

I have arrived!
After many, many hours of flying, we're finally here! My friend Bot and I flew from Newark Airport last night to Canada, then from Canada to Santiago, Chile, and from Chile to Argentina! Luckily, we got a few hours of sleep on the flight from Canada to Chile and we are well (enough) rested to take part in our activities for the night, which only includes a dinner to meet the rest of the students here.

After going through customs and immigration and all of that, Bot and I grabbed a taxi (un remise). When we got outside, it was beautiful; probably around 75 degrees! The taxi drove us from the airport to Hotel Lyon, where we'll be staying for the night. The drive over was fantastic. It was green and lush and what surprised me the most was that all along the highway, there were stretches of grass where cars were parked and people were just out lying around.

Another nice surprise that Bot and I learned about is that there is an automobile maker here whose logo on the back of their cars is....a FIGHTING SCOT! Exactly like the one from Gordon. We had a good time laughing and joking about that.

Since the taxi ride, we've gotten to our hotel and met a bunch of other people from the program. Taken showers and brushed our teeth too, of course, since it had been quite the trip over here on all those different planes.

Tomorrow we'll move into our homestays with our families and begin orientation with the program (CIEE) in Buenos Aires.

Can't believe this is actually happening! It still feels surreal!

Well, adios for now. I've got a spanish test to finish! :/

-C