7/20 – Today I met up with the other students in the study abroad group CIEE. There are 49 of us! We met at the airport and took 2 buses to Olmué – about two hours from the airport in Santiago. Get this…the very first meal that we were served at the hotel was turkey and mashed potatoes with ice cream for dessert. How American can you get? Really! Anyways, I am rooming with the two other girls from Vanderbilt, Colleen and Emily, and everything is very nice including the Wifi! We are staying 2 days here at this resort/ all inclusive hotel place for orientation before we are placed with our host families (we are all antsy to see what our new families are like!!!).
Side note: We took back roads from Santiago to Olmué and everywhere we went was impoverished. Like really trashy, literally. Chile is definitely not like America. It is still a 3rd world country.
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