I'm writing from the airport in Chile! Because of the snowpocalypse, I left DC on tuesday, drove to Charlotte, NC tuesday night and flew from there to Miami Wednesday morning. I then spent Wednesday afternoon and Thursday at an orientation in Miami. I was on a long flight last night (thursday night) to get from Miami to Santiago, Chile (where I am now) and I'll leave here in a couple of hours for ANOTHER flight, this time to Asuncion. I'll post more about my flights and orientations later, but what I really wanted to blog about is a change in my host family.
About a week ago I was informed by AFS that my host family has been switched. Instead of the Molinari family, I'll be staying with the Basualdo Rodriguez family. This family is also in Luque. In the family, I'll live with a dad, Cesar, a mom, Carmen, and a daughter my age (again!), Marta. They also have a 29 year old daughter, Carmen and 25 year old son, Cesar. I have a feeling these names might get confusing...
I exchanged emails with my host family throughout last week and I'm super excited to meet them. I asked my host mom lots of questions and found out lots of great information. For school, I will be going to the Sacred Heart Academy, a catholic private school. No one in the home speaks any english, which is actually what I was hoping for so that my spanish will improve quickly. They do have internet in the house. When I asked what their house was like, she said that it was "small but big hearted" :) She seems super nice and signs her emails with "besos" (kisses).
My adventure has begun and I'm so excited!
