It has been the Chilean festive week here so there has been lots of family bbqs and parties and im honestly recked! Had an amazin time in the mountains the money these people have is ridiculous, and of course im not complainin. The house Josefa has in the moutains is like something out of a film the whole place is so beautiful and peaceful you cud just live there. Skiing was actually one of the best things i think ill do, was so much fun and once i got the hang of it i was pretty good, only fell twice!! Im thinkin of becoming a skii instructor haha!! In their house they have a sauna a hottub a swimming pool and two other houses to rent to people!! Was great sittin in the cabin at night time with the big fire on drinkin "Piscola" its actually stinkin!! Their local drink, but u have to pretend to like it.
Everything is just so different here, like we stood and thumbed a lift up to "Las termas" the moutains wer you skii cuz its a good 15mins from Josefas house, and every1 is just so friendly but oviously you get the odd dodgy character so dont worry im not niave. 6 of us stayed at her house and we had bbqs and went to the "snowpub" the local disco, but its no box!! had a really good time. And every1 was amazed about the new "Gringa" .....moi!!!! the disco are priobly just how u imagine all Salsa and Daddy Yankee music its sooo much fun!!
its so wierd to see people on the roads on horses wearin panchos and sombreros. i wanted to take a picute but id look like a real tourist and EVERY1 here expects me to have ginger hair haha!! some of the houses here tho are reeeeeallly sad, like what you wud imagine or what you have seen on TV of south american countries. but im in the rich bit so no worries...im going livin it up on huggggge hill that has gates to enter and a guard. it looks over all of concepcion and across the lake where school is!! its really beautiful gona get pics up soon. so ill send use them.Like eveyday i just sit and think....wow im actually in south america, its pretty amazin!!! Cant believe how cheap things are here either like a bottle of coke is about 50p and a 2 hour bus journy ticket was 2pound, clothes also . clothes shops are actually nice so i dunno why evey1 dresses rather "rare" here. might have to send a few boxes home before i do, il not be payin 300 odd euro for clothes lol! annd the other night in the restaurant the owner gav us food for free just cuz im "irish" so i suppose its good for some things.Iv really made lots of friends and iv only been here a week.
The Spanish is ridiculous here their grammar is actually terrible!!!! and the slang is phhhh...but ill get there!! They drop and add letters left right and centre they use "Catchi" alot which means, "do ya know what i mean" ...tryin my hardest to speak spanish not Chilean. Well this is my second day at school just got my time table and iv got loads of frees each day, which is good! Iv got classes later with Flo´s little brother, he has been tellin everyone about me lol, "Miss Sara". the school is lovely, actually massive there is a kinder garden part, a prekinder garden, junior school, middle school and senior school. Luckily I just teach in junior school which is like ages 6 to 10. Its very wierd sitting in the teachers room and absoloutly EVERYBODY is facinated by Ireland and I think i have possibly became the best ambassador for Ireland, everyone wants to go.
I got lost last night when i went to meet Flo, was actually quite good that I did cuz i seen the most beautiful sunset ever took a picture but it doesnt do any justice. I ended up finding my way back to the house after walking aboutfor haf n hour n the brother drove up with Flo in the car they wer drivin about looking for me. Cuz there are 2 entrances into Lonco park and i went down the wrong one of corse. I´ll know not to do that again anyway. We went for "coffee" I had a vanilla latte and it was actually lovely!!! with about 5 sugars. Tryin my best to taste everything but its a definate no no to fish. The family Ive moved in with are so kind iv really got lucky since ive been here (not with the apple of course) and for any1 who doesn´t know that story, NEVER bring food to south america it results in a fat ass fine!!!! The family have two boys and the mum is so happy to have another girl in the house so they r treatin me like a princess, bought me a fone and theyv even asked me to go to easter island after xmas.
We have a maid called Teresa shes really nice and asks me what i do and dont eat and wants me to make "Irish Stew" haaha watch me!!
Really enjoying my work at the minute its really nothing I expected but its brilliant, I would really encourgae anyone who had the opportunity to do something this to go for it!!
Everything is just so different here, like we stood and thumbed a lift up to "Las termas" the moutains wer you skii cuz its a good 15mins from Josefas house, and every1 is just so friendly but oviously you get the odd dodgy character so dont worry im not niave. 6 of us stayed at her house and we had bbqs and went to the "snowpub" the local disco, but its no box!! had a really good time. And every1 was amazed about the new "Gringa" .....moi!!!! the disco are priobly just how u imagine all Salsa and Daddy Yankee music its sooo much fun!!
its so wierd to see people on the roads on horses wearin panchos and sombreros. i wanted to take a picute but id look like a real tourist and EVERY1 here expects me to have ginger hair haha!! some of the houses here tho are reeeeeallly sad, like what you wud imagine or what you have seen on TV of south american countries. but im in the rich bit so no worries...im going livin it up on huggggge hill that has gates to enter and a guard. it looks over all of concepcion and across the lake where school is!! its really beautiful gona get pics up soon. so ill send use them.Like eveyday i just sit and think....wow im actually in south america, its pretty amazin!!! Cant believe how cheap things are here either like a bottle of coke is about 50p and a 2 hour bus journy ticket was 2pound, clothes also . clothes shops are actually nice so i dunno why evey1 dresses rather "rare" here. might have to send a few boxes home before i do, il not be payin 300 odd euro for clothes lol! annd the other night in the restaurant the owner gav us food for free just cuz im "irish" so i suppose its good for some things.Iv really made lots of friends and iv only been here a week.
The Spanish is ridiculous here their grammar is actually terrible!!!! and the slang is phhhh...but ill get there!! They drop and add letters left right and centre they use "Catchi" alot which means, "do ya know what i mean" ...tryin my hardest to speak spanish not Chilean. Well this is my second day at school just got my time table and iv got loads of frees each day, which is good! Iv got classes later with Flo´s little brother, he has been tellin everyone about me lol, "Miss Sara". the school is lovely, actually massive there is a kinder garden part, a prekinder garden, junior school, middle school and senior school. Luckily I just teach in junior school which is like ages 6 to 10. Its very wierd sitting in the teachers room and absoloutly EVERYBODY is facinated by Ireland and I think i have possibly became the best ambassador for Ireland, everyone wants to go.
I got lost last night when i went to meet Flo, was actually quite good that I did cuz i seen the most beautiful sunset ever took a picture but it doesnt do any justice. I ended up finding my way back to the house after walking aboutfor haf n hour n the brother drove up with Flo in the car they wer drivin about looking for me. Cuz there are 2 entrances into Lonco park and i went down the wrong one of corse. I´ll know not to do that again anyway. We went for "coffee" I had a vanilla latte and it was actually lovely!!! with about 5 sugars. Tryin my best to taste everything but its a definate no no to fish. The family Ive moved in with are so kind iv really got lucky since ive been here (not with the apple of course) and for any1 who doesn´t know that story, NEVER bring food to south america it results in a fat ass fine!!!! The family have two boys and the mum is so happy to have another girl in the house so they r treatin me like a princess, bought me a fone and theyv even asked me to go to easter island after xmas.
We have a maid called Teresa shes really nice and asks me what i do and dont eat and wants me to make "Irish Stew" haaha watch me!!
Really enjoying my work at the minute its really nothing I expected but its brilliant, I would really encourgae anyone who had the opportunity to do something this to go for it!!
