So the rumors I heard appear to be false. Antofagasta seems to be a very modern city with every amenity you could want and its right along the ocean. The dogs haven´t seemed bad so far and I haven´t felt any itching so I think I´m alright. The water seems unusually warm to me and I´m really getting excited to learn how to surf. (I guess Lake Michigan makes me a little thick skinned) There is so much more around here than I thought. There is a flamingo sanctuary a couple of hours inland from here, the valley of the moon which looks ridiculous, the largest salt flats in the world and so many things I haven´t even learned about yet. They also have a bad futbol team that plays all of the good Chilean teams, so I can catch a game for a couple of bucks and see such great Chilean stars as Aruglea, Baruglea, Avocado, and Oregano.
I also found out that I am teaching fewer grades so my actual class time will be less than other teachers, but I´ll have to suffer through extra times playing basketball and dodgeball, etc. with the kids to make up the hours. Í´m getting a little nervous about the teaching thing, but I bought a guitar the other day, so I can entertain them with my superior guitar playing skills (If you haven´t heard me, think Stevie Ray Vaughn, Muddy Waters, Django Rheinhart, Trey, Paris Hilton, and David Hasselhoff all rolled into one¨{and yes I hear Paris plays a mean guitar}.
So I found out some info about my house family. Evidently, I am going to live with a family of four, up on the hill behind the city, but very close to the central city. They´ve said the cage I´ll be in is very comfortable and they´ll feed me scraps from they´re table. (I was just thinking how nice that is of them). All kidding aside (I´ve always wanted to say that) I´m really excited to meat (I actually just mistyped meet, but decided this spelling is probably appropriate) the family I am going to be living with for the next 8 months.
Also, I bought a cell phone, so anyone who wants to take the hit and call me from the states is more than welcome. I don´t get charged for incoming calls so call and we can partake in witty reparte on your dime for hours. To call from the states, you dial 056 + 055 + 82909541. If you´re calling from within Chile, just dial the last part.
And sorry I haven´t been sending individual e-mails. I just don´t have much time to send them, so my blog is my communication.
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TJ,
Sorry I haven't put in my two cents yet, but I've been busy running my legal aid organization into the ground. Kidding--I have been moving the office to a new location though, and its a pain in the ass. Anyway, glad to see you've reached your final destination. I find it funny that somebody brought you all the way to Chile to play dodgeball with kids. Make sure they learn the finer points of the game. (E.g., "if you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.") The only thing I know about Chile is that they have great sea bass, so you should try to swim your ass out into the ocean and catch one with your mouth. If you swim back to shore before accomplishing this, you lose. If not, you're the man and I'm sure the local chicas will be thoroughly impressed when you walk out of the surf holding dinner between your teeth. For your next post, tell us more about your host family. Especially if your host sister is hot. Later,
Wilson
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