Chile Chatter
So, I have been in Chile for coming up on two weeks. The people are lovely, the city I live in is less so, but will grow on me. My work and colleagues seem like they will be good. Fingers crossed. I am setting up my classroom and trying to learn what PYP actually means. But, I think I am getting there.
Here are some things I learned this week:
1. I need to be patient here. Everything takes forever. I have been here for over a week and still have no WiFi despite asking every day. Also when I went to get my SIM card on Sunday they told me they don't sell them on weekends. Random. So patience and going with the flow are key.
2. The buses are hilarious. They will pick you up anywhere as long as you flag them down. They will also drop you off anywhere you ask. And they drive really fast! I have to take the bus to go anywhere except work. There are no bus routes or maps or anything like that so it will take me a while to figure out the city.
3. There are stray dogs everywhere. Every.where. If you go for a run they follow you. I have heard that they are all really friendly but it does make me a bit nervous. They howl all night long, so I need to get used to that. Hopefully there will come a point where I can sleep through it. For now, it wakes me up and reminds me of the movie 101 Dalmations.
4. My school ends at a different time every day which is a bit odd but apparently that is common in Chile.
5. Knowing Spanish is SO SO HELPFUL. Very few people here speak English which is strange since there are a ton of expats.
6. Carbonated water is really popular here. So is soda. Some restaurants don't even serve water so I need to carry water with me because I think I am getting dehydrated lol.
7. Don't drink the tap water.
8. There is no Starbucks or good Asian food. There is Domino's pizza and Scotiabank.
9. Pisco sours are a national drink here and they are deliciously dangerous...which explains how my Friday night of 'a couple drinks' turned into dancing until 4 a.m.