Trying something new...

Ok, so I'm going to try out the blog idea for a little while. I'm not sure if I'll update it a lot yet, but it's worth trying.

I don't think I've talked much about my host family yet, so I think they deserve some introduction. I'm staying with Arturo and Mary Meza--a very nice couple who have three grown kids. Paula and Javier have already moved out, but Matias will be going to the same university (la Universidad de Chile - "La Chile") as me.

So far, they have been nothing but welcoming and helpful. Mary makes me a nice lunch box each morning, and I almost expect to find a little note in it someday. However, she's done the same for Arturo since they were married. They are a very sweet little couple. She calls him viejo - "old man" - affectionately since he's actually 9 years older. They were married before she even graduated from high school (!) and they seem very happy. He works as an accountant while she takes care of anything that might come up - grandchildren, foreign students, etc. They've hosted a student each semester for the past 7 years, so you could say they're veterans in this little game.

Basically, I'm taken care of. I'm well-fed, well-slept, and quite pleased with my new home.

Hasta Luego.