Two Weeks Left

I haven't posted anything in a while - I've been pretty busy at Governor's School. I am starting to get really excited about Chile, especially considering that I will be there two weeks from tomorrow. I got my visa yesterday morning in Washington D.C. which was great because I was worried that something was going to go wrong. Filling out all of the papers and preparing to apply for the visa was an absolute nightmare. It is unbelievable how strict the Chilean consulate is about handing out visas. It was nice to hear from AFS yesterday when I received a packet of information about my host family and the orientation in Miami. I learned that I will have three host siblings: a host sister, and two host brothers. Also, someone named Maria will be living in our house - I am not really sure of what exactly her role is in the family but I'm sure I will find out eventually. There are people at Governor's School who speak Spanish fluently and when they hear that I will be traveling to Chile for a semester, they attempt to speak to me in Spanish, assuming that I speak fluently also. I am usually completely clueless as to what they are saying which probably isn't a good thing considering that I start classes at a school where classes are taught in Spanish in about three weeks. I have been trying to practice Spanish whenever I get the chance, but unfortunately I left Rosetta Stone at home. I am going to try to be more dedicated to keeping up with my blog so hopefully I will be able to post something in about a week.