It's official - the Chile trip is on! In the past month I've made travel arrangements, filed paperwork, gotten a passport (finally), and had so many shots I feel like a pincushion. It'll all pay off in about one month when my study abroad program starts.
For those of you who don't know, I'll be taking two Microbiology classes at the Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB) in Santiago, Chile. It is a five-week program with plenty of time built in for sightseeing and field trips including city tours, a ski trip in the Andes, and long weekend in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
It's a little early to start counting down the days, but I wanted to set up this website for friends and family to check if they want to see how my trip is going. I also want to be able to keep in touch with all my internet and real-life friends while I am away. It looks like I will be bringing my laptop and digital camera, so in addition to writing, I plan to take lots of pictures of the city and all our outings. There is a link on the right side of this page which should allow you to be notified of new postings, and there's got to be some way to hook it up to my facebook as well (will work on that next)...or just check in every once in a while to see what's up!
Next big thing: Next Friday is a meet-n'-greet for all the students enrolled in the Chile program. This will be the first time we will get to meet the people we will be living, studying, and traveling with for 5 weeks so hopefully it goes well.
