So I know some of you want updates every so often, even if there's nothing really exciting to say. Pretty much life has been going on practically like normal, just in a different country. ;) I finally had my first full week of classes which started out at 8 courses, but I decided on one to drop right away. I signed up for two extra courses so it's pretty easy to drop, and it was a good thing that I did go that route because the course that I did drop was one that I had intended to take before, but after the first class I realized it wouldn't be a good fit. Plus it was on Pacific Asia, nowhere near my concentration! The one that I am taking instead (which was suggested by a student monitor who's job is to help the international students) is translated to something like this; Chile Integrates into the World: Processes of Internationalization. It seems interesting already and the professor is a lot less dry than the Pacific Asia professor. :) The other courses that I am signed up for are Advanced Spanish Writing, Traditional Chilean Dances, Hispanic-american Short Stories, History of 20th Century Latin America, Contemporary Latin American Poetry and Urban and Regional History of Valparaíso. I have an additional class in there as I'm deciding between the last two, was planning on the history one being dropped. But now that I've had that class I don't really want to drop it, but also don't want to drop any others. So I'm stuck, but I have until the end of the month to decide and if I chose to take it it just means I'll be coming home with 7 completed courses and have to pay an additional 500-600$ in tuition.... Sucks yes, but could be worth it.
In other news... I really don't have any. I feel like I'm going to keep repeating myself on these things, which would be utterly boring and I don't want to do that to you all my lovely friends and family. :) I don't know if I mentioned this in my last blog, but since I have less commitments here in Chile I'm going to try and work on my drawing and artistic abilities.
Next weekend we are going to Santiago for a "cultural trip," whatever that means... The trip falls during a good weekend as it is my friend Pablo's birthday on Friday and he has invited me and some friends to his house to celebrate with him. I am very excited to finally meet the friends in person whom I've been talking to online for the last three or four years thanks to my lovely amiga Maggie. :)
Other than that, I don't really have much else to say. I'm excited to start tackling this semester, and seeing what I can truly do with what my lifelong education has taught me.
As always, love to you all!
-De
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