SAY WHAT??

So contrary to the last posting, classes are proving to be more difficult than expected. I´ve been trying out various classes and so far am planning on taking Psychology of Love and Sexuality, Latin American Short Stories, History of Movies, Vision del Cine, and a Social Work class. I didn´t realize how intimidating it would be to branch out and try to make friends...it feels like the first week of college all over again, except everyone around you already has a group so basically you just have to suck it up and take the first step. I met some really nice people in my organizational psychology class, but the class is going to be killer, so i´m not sure if i will take it. The psych of love class is great. The prof is halarious!! I also really enjoyed both movie classes. Classes are so different here. Its completly different from the community feel that you get at luther. Definatly has been a good experience.

This past weekend our group went to Pucon....a town about 12 hours south of here. WE took a night bus and arrived on fri AM. Pucon is a small town filled with things to do ...one of htem being hiking a Volcano!! I was SO excited to do the volcano, but we got rained out...oh well. THe first day Erin, Maren and I went walking for a few hours. We ended up finding a ton of blackberry bushes and stopped for about an hour or so to pick them. We were covered in purple by the end...way fun. We then went to one of the three lakes surrounding the area. SO PRETTY. The sand was black and we spent about an hour sittin gand talking. Definatly nice to catch up with the two of them. That night we ended up making apple and peach crisp and a group of us ate until we were going to explode. The cabins we stayed in were so nice and we were able to cook all our meals. THe firs tnight we made Shakshuka...the israli dish we learned in Ushuaia. The second day we went on a CAnopy tour. We rode ziplines through the trees and enjoyed the view. What a nice break from the city.

I love living with my new family. They are so funny and we usualy end up talking for an hour or so each night. Last night I watched a Chilean soap opera with the "adopted" son Sergio. SO FUNNY. WEll I suppose that is all for now. Miss you all!
Cristina