We went to have some dinner and then it was time for the goodbyes... Let's just say some tears were definitely shed and after going through passport control I managed to get myself together and make my way to the gate. The flight took around 13.5 hours to Buenos Aires, then although I would be going back on that plane in the same seat, everyone got off and we waited for an hour and a half until we were led back onto the plane and then had another 2 hours to Santiago. The flight to Buenos Aires literally flew by as I had taken a sleeping pill so I think I slept around 10 hours!
When I arrived in Chile, it all went pretty smoothly and I was picked up by my colleague, Germaine, who I'd been in contact with these last few months and a friend of hers. She drove me to my apartment which is in a really nice location.
The address is: Santo Domingo 550, depto B, Santiago centro. Santiago. Chile
So have a look on google maps;)
I arrived and the apartment is a little bit dirty and smells a little of smoke, because some of my housemates smoke, so we'll see how that goes, but my room is nice enough! The housemates are quite a bit older than in me, in their 30s/40s.
Germaine and her friend went for a lunch somewhere and I packed out my suitcase and had a shower and then it all sinks in a bit. Currently no one here who will give me a loving hug and knows me through and through, so that's strange but due to a beautiful present of Carla I get to look at lovely notes, letters and photos all the time as she put that together for me in a photo album.
In the afternoon I used my best spanish to get myself an adaptor for in Chile, a sim card and some grocery shopping. At 4pm I tried watching the football, but the internet connection was pretty bad, so that was a bit frustrating and then celebrated the win on my own hahaha and then had a nap. Germaine called me around 8pm about going to a birthday party and although my bed was nice and warm and I was still pretty tired, those kind of things I shouldn't say no to if I want to get to meet people.
We went to a rooftop party which had a view over Santiago which was really nice and the people were really lovely and I was just chatting in English and most people my age were able to speak that which is great! People are just genuinely really nice and hospitable so that's perfect:) at 12am we went to a club to another one of her friend's birthday party and dancing is always fun so had a great time!
It's lovely to have Germaine show me around a bit and getting me in touch with people!
This morning I decided to go to an international church. see: http://santiagochurch.org/
Everyone speaks English there and the people there were also very welcoming and on Wednesdays they have a young adult biblestudy which I'll join this Wednesday and see how that is.
I will start working on Tuesday, so I'll be a tourist today and tomorrow and explore the city a bit.
So, so far so good!
When I arrived in Chile, it all went pretty smoothly and I was picked up by my colleague, Germaine, who I'd been in contact with these last few months and a friend of hers. She drove me to my apartment which is in a really nice location.
The address is: Santo Domingo 550, depto B, Santiago centro. Santiago. Chile
So have a look on google maps;)
I arrived and the apartment is a little bit dirty and smells a little of smoke, because some of my housemates smoke, so we'll see how that goes, but my room is nice enough! The housemates are quite a bit older than in me, in their 30s/40s.
Germaine and her friend went for a lunch somewhere and I packed out my suitcase and had a shower and then it all sinks in a bit. Currently no one here who will give me a loving hug and knows me through and through, so that's strange but due to a beautiful present of Carla I get to look at lovely notes, letters and photos all the time as she put that together for me in a photo album.
In the afternoon I used my best spanish to get myself an adaptor for in Chile, a sim card and some grocery shopping. At 4pm I tried watching the football, but the internet connection was pretty bad, so that was a bit frustrating and then celebrated the win on my own hahaha and then had a nap. Germaine called me around 8pm about going to a birthday party and although my bed was nice and warm and I was still pretty tired, those kind of things I shouldn't say no to if I want to get to meet people.
We went to a rooftop party which had a view over Santiago which was really nice and the people were really lovely and I was just chatting in English and most people my age were able to speak that which is great! People are just genuinely really nice and hospitable so that's perfect:) at 12am we went to a club to another one of her friend's birthday party and dancing is always fun so had a great time!
It's lovely to have Germaine show me around a bit and getting me in touch with people!
This morning I decided to go to an international church. see: http://santiagochurch.org/
Everyone speaks English there and the people there were also very welcoming and on Wednesdays they have a young adult biblestudy which I'll join this Wednesday and see how that is.
I will start working on Tuesday, so I'll be a tourist today and tomorrow and explore the city a bit.
So, so far so good!
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| Chilean museum of fine arts, in front of my house |
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| The park in front of my house |
Hey Marieke,
ReplyDeleteFijn dat je een kerk hebt gevonden, hopelijk daar ook nog wat meer mensen leren kennen en leuk dat je lekker mee uit bent geweest! Hou me/ ons op de hoogte, vooral met lekker veel foto's xxxx je zusje
Hoi Marieke,
ReplyDeleteIk probeer het dan ook nog maar even (alhoewel een aantal melden dat het niet lukt). Ik hoop dat je vandaag nog wat leuk de toerist kunt spelen en alvast veel succes op je eerste werkdag morgen (?). Papa
Hoi Marieke, succes morgen op je eerste werkdag. Het lijkt me wel een mooie stad daar. Het 'engels' lezen van je blog gaat aardig ook al kan ik het vertalen in het nederlands. Groetjes Teuni
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