One Week In

So I'm just over a week into it, and have slacked on the blog per usual. Santiago is pretty great, the weather's been perfect, and according to everyone we've talked to this has been a mild winter, and as a result the smog is not as bad so we can see the mountains fairly clearly each day.

We've had class all week, and been checking out the sites after that each day. Had some great meals, and have sung an obscene amount of karaoke. Visited Pablo Neruda's second house in Isla Negra, and today we're taking a bicycle tour of Santiago. Everything feels safe and clean although one girl had her wallet stolen out of her backpack... it happens. Bought a canvas and some paint and am going to try and paint a picture of the place... we'll see how that turns out. Tomorrow we're headed to a place called Valparaiso which is supposed to be beautiful so I'll take plenty of pictures.

- Josh