¿Aló?: My Home Stay Call
Today I had my first, real conversation with my host family. It is Father’s Day in the U.S., and they…
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Chilean Host Family
We got ’em! Yes, it is official, I have a host family! Since I haven’t been given the consent to…
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A Portuguese Crush (The Language)
It looks like Spanish, is spoken in South America’s largest country, and has a lot of words that end in…
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Prepare Yourself: It’s Going to Be Chile
I’m itching to go! I travel to Chile with AFS in mid June (which is soon) and return in mid…
Read MoreTraveling Tunes
Everyone needs a good traveling playlist. I know it is not right to tune out the rest of the world…
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Where There Might Be Dragons
Planning a school trip is really hard! My friend and I are the upcoming heads of the diversity club at…
Read MoreWhat Should I Pack?: A Summer in Chile
Chile is such a long country, why does it have to have so many climates? Since I don’t know my…
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Chilenismos: Chilean Spanish
No matter where you go, language barriers can be a problem. Even in the US from city to city, words…
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AFS Chile Pre-Depature
Anxiety and excitement are surprisingly similar to each other. I am lucky enough to be an exchange student this summer…
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Go Exploring: Adventures Cross-Country (ARCC)
The world is waiting. Adventures Cross-Country, formerly Adventures Rolling Cross-Country hence the “R”, provides summer programs for teens, GAP years…
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