Bienvenidos a Santiago!

After a long day of travel and a delayed flight due to some loose screws (that’s always comforting to hear…) I have arrived safely in Santiago.  I flew from Miami to Santiago with three other WorldTeach volunteers, and we met up with our fifth and final group member this morning.  I’m with a great group of people, all my age, passionate about helping out and enthusiastic about being down here.  The five of us will spend the next week and a half together doing WorldTeach training and exploring Santiago, and then we’ll join a larger group of Inglés Abre Puertas teachers for another week of training before we’re off to our towns!  I don’t have many updates to give you now other than I learned a new Chilean Spanish word, which is pololo.  Pololos are the couples that fill every park in Santiago cuddling and kissing and being overly affectionate, according to Megan, our WorldTeach Field Director.  We briefly walked through a park near our hostel and I can tell you firsthand that the pololos are out in full force during the summer.  Speaking of which, did I mention that it’s a beautiful, breezy 75 degrees out right now?  We’ll enjoy it while we can!  I’m sure I’ll have many more exciting things to write about soon... hasta luego!