Exploring!

It's been awhile since I posted a blog, but things have been busy and also the internet at my house hasn't been working. Classes started on Wednesday, but becuase of my schedule I`ve only been to two so far. I think the semester will be hard but I will really enjoy the classes! I have finally decided on the exact classes I'm going to take so that's a little less stress! I'm taking human anatomy with a lab, to hopfully learn all of the body parts in case I decide I want to translate in a hospital one day, also a beginner German class, a class in English/Spanish translation, a class in advanced Spanish grammer, and my MBA class (which is only the month of October). Today I met up with a friend and her host brother and we went to Viña del Mar (the neighboring town). It really helped to have her "brother" there so he could show us all of the sites! We walked around the coast a lot and saw a lot of the city. It is so pretty but very different than Valparaìso, much more updated and city-like. We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant that had food a lot like Mexican restaurants in the States. It was funny though becuase they played American music...kinda of ironic! I got to go back to my friend's host family's house after touring the city. She lives in a different neighborhood in Valpo, and it is like a completely different world! It is so iteresting how different parts of the city are. I just found out I live in the most historic, richest part of the city which explains the huge house and family. Everyone has such a different experience and it's fun to see where other people are. I still love my house and my family, wich so much going on all the time. The french student that is staying at our house has done a lot of research on the city and took me on a tour today of places near our neighborhood. We rode on an acensor, visited the port and several historic buildings. I took tons of pictures and added them online so make sure you look for them!