Yesterday I finally got my visa for Chile!
Thank goodness it was pretty easy to get relative to some of the other Outbound countries. I just needed a few forms, police check, school certificate from Chile and of course... money. My mom and I drove to T.O. then took the subway downtown and arrived at the building, up 18 floors and then there was the Chilean Consulate, a non-descript office where it took only about an hour to process my paperwork to get my visa. After handing over my forms and 4 passport/mugshot photos we went off for an hour to just wander around. When we returned for my visa I had to get some fingerprints done and there we had it, a Chilean student visa for one year!
47 days
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Departure Date: August 17th, 2010!
Yep, I finally booked my flight and have an official date that I'll arrive in Chile! That means I only have 54 more days in Canada before I leave! I have to try and fit in so much before I leave, family vacation, seeing the Inbounds before they leave, family time, hanging out with friends, getting everything prepared, saying goodbye... it's going to come so fast!
Last week I had to say goodbye (at least for a month) to Mickey and Karla, the Inbounds in Cambridge. They`re on an amazing Cross-Canada Trip starting in New Brunswick all the way to Vancouver, I don`t think many Canadians can say that they`ve done that!
Mickey, Myself, and Karla at a Rotary meeting a while ago
Today I have officially finished high school! Well at least Canadian high school because I'll be going right into my new Chilean high school when I arrive in August. But my class did not go out without a bang, we pulled a Senior Prank last Friday and played a big game of road hockey in our student parking lot... it was amazing!
Erica, Laura and I ready for some road hockey!
GOAAAAL!
Chile Pride!
Yesterday I also raided the dollar store and got a lot of Canadian loot! One of the best finds - a Canada flag that plays the national anthem.... haha I had to get it! I don't know how I'm going to bring everything down with me! Then when we were driving we saw a sign that said "Chile Soccer Tees Here" so we obviously had to go in. It was weird that there was actually a place around where I live that sells Chile stuff, I've only seen one other vehicle besides my own that has Chilean flag on it! The lady in the store was so sweet, she was from the South of Chile and asked if I needed references or anything when I went, and then she went on to warn me about how cold it will be when I get there (there is no central heating). So sweet!
Chile vs. Spain on Friday.... VIVA CHILE!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
I love my Chilean family already!
Last week I received a package from Chile! Thinking it was my guarantee forms I was pretty excited because that means I'll actually have a set time period of when I need to arrive in Chile! But instead it was addressed from my host mother and inside was a t-shirt and a note written in Spanish! How sweet is that!? Today I finally had my note translated by a guy in one of my classes since he's Colombian, but even then he couldn't really understand the Chilean Spanish! Anyways I'm so blown-away by how sweet and nice my host family seems!
Outline of Chile and Easter island
On the back the part of Antarctica that is owned by Chile
This is Chile
While I'm waiting for school to eventually end, and waiting to receive my guarantee forms back from Chile saying when they want me in the country by... I spend some of my time finding pictures of Chile!
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Santiago separated into all of it's neighborhoods/cities - Las Condes (where I will be living) is in the North East
Plaza de la Constitución AKA Government Buildings, like Parliament Hill
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