First week down

I am all moved in to my new house... have been for like 4 days actually. I love my new family, they are all so happy and active. I feel incredibly welcome and more at home now. The house is bigger than I thought, and my room is bigger than the one I have in the states. The family used to live in Santiago and when they moved to the house they built an extra little apartment for when their grandma comes to visit. When I walk in the front door there is a bathroom straight ahead, with my own personal sauna, and no I'm not kidding, a big bedroom to the right, mine, and a room to the left with a couch, bunk beds and some exercise equipment. The first week of classes is over now, and it went pretty well. I ride the bus to and from school everyday. Things are going a lot better now, but I still wish I could come home. For some reason, I had a really hard day homesickness-wise. Tonight I am either going to go out with everyone to La Biblioteca, a pub, or hang with my family. I think the second, cause I am tired and don't really feel like paying more money for the radiotaxis and such. Tomorrow I will probably go downtown and shop a bit for presents at the mercado. I absolutely LOVE the mercado. I wish we had something like that every day in the states. Anyway, that's enough for now. I'll catch up with you later. Chao.

Kayli

P.S. I am starting to plug my free phone in now more than before because I have wi-fi. It is a Magic Jack from my dad, a phone with an Oregon number that runs off internet. It will probably be plugged in every night from like 6 to 11 my time. Feel free to give me a call, or leave me a message. 503-919-4007.