Midweek checkin

This week Phil has class in the morning with 2 other students for 4 hours from 9 to 1:30. I have class from 1:15 to 3:45 and it is just me and the teacher in my class. So basically, I am speaking Spanish for that whole time 1:1 with my teacher. I am learning a lot and I think Phil is, too.

We have had 3 activities this week. One was a walking tour with a meet and greet at a local bar (bars are places to get a light meal and coffee, beer, wine, or soft drinks). This week we have a young man from Russia, a young woman from China, a middle aged woman from Holland, a young woman from the US, a retired woman from the US, a retired woman from France, Phil and I. There's one other man from the US, but he didnt participate in the walking tour.

Tuesday, we all gathered after class to play some board games. It was really fun and with all different levels of Spanish we were all learning from each other.

Today we had a walk to a neighborhood in Santiago which was decorated by a retiree with murals using discarded building materials. He continues to live there and continues to work on the art and beautification process.

There is a fiesta in a nearby neighborhood this weekend and Phil and I have booked a Sunday day trip to one of the national parks (Las Cathedrals) on the northern coast. I will take photos and post afterwards.Weiterlesen