Pre-Departure!!!

I am super excited to go to Chile! I can't wait to eat all of the amazing food and try their fantastic wine!  I'm really excited to see the art in Chile and hear their popular songs hopefully in restaurants or out on the streets.  I also really want to hear the Chilean Spanish and see how different it sounds than normal Spanish even though I don't know a lot of that either.  I'm also super excited to meet my host family and see the beautiful geography of Chile.  It is going to be so amazing to be in the warm weather which I am so looking forward to!  I'm ready to escape the cold and see the beautiful beaches.  Packing was pretty hard because I wanted to bring a lot but I downsized so there isn’t so much.  Plus it's odd packing for such warm weather when it is freezing out right now! I also made sure I brought sunscreen and sunglasses as I've heard the sun is very strong in Chile.  I tried to pack lightly but it was pretty hard for me as I want to bring many different outfits!  I really hope I get to see some traditional Chilean dancers because I love watching people dance! It would be really cool to see people doing the cueca since it is so essential to Chilean culture!  Looking forward to meeting everyone and can’t wait to be in Chile!!!