¿Que pasa?

Well, yesterday was the first day of classes for the students at Universidad Austral de Chile. For me it was a day full of looking at class lists and checking which classes fit into my schedule. There are five students from Central Michigan University studying in Chile this semester. We were all there in this large meeting room, without working lights, trying to figure out our schedules. It was pretty hectic and I still do not think we have all of our classes straightened out.

Today we had to go to the Gobierno De Chile to register and get identification cards. That was quite the process. This building is like the Secretary of State's office. Everyone gets there when it opens, and the wait is incredibly long. We arrived at about 9 am. We went with Eduardo, our advisor. He was waiting in line to see where we needed to be and what we had to do. He came back with a form that we each had to fill out. Then we waited in line. Eduardo had to leave to go to a meeting back at the University, so we stood and waited. It only took about 2 and a half hours, which in reality isn't that bad. Once we approached the employee who had to fill out our info cards, we had to get our pictures and finger prints taken. That was great...there was ink that was wiped on this flat panel and then he took each finger and covered it with ink. After my prints were taken, he pointed to this lid of sanitizer, which is used to clean off the ink. The funny thing about it was the gel was already black..lol. So many people used it that the gel turned black in some spots. Needless to say, the sanitizer didn't work as well as it could have.

Oh, and a blast from the past. Sunday I had a great big lunch with my family and Kristi (la professora). It was so delicious. After lunch we loafed around, which was really nice. Then Andie came over and my parents asked if we wanted to go the the coast!!!! We said yes, claro! So mi padre drove and mi madre rode along with us and we explored the coast. We saw a ton of different spots where there are beaches, and took a lot of pictures. It was a great mini-vacation. I can't wait to do some more traveling!!! I am excited to actually have classes too, whenever those get figured out. Almuerzo is soon!!!!

Chao,
Sarah