adios norteamérica

From May to August 2010, I´ll be living the thinnest country in the world (though I doubt such an adjective will describe me soon)as I participate in “English Opens Doors” or Ingles Abre Puertas. Ingles Abre Puertas composes an integral part of the Chilean Ministry of Education, as a program that brings native English speaks from North America to Chile to inspire school children. I am assigned to the beer capital and breadbasket that is the Araucania Region. Google images make me think Araucania resembles California’s Lake Tahoe. Working as a teaching assistant, I will live with a host family somewhere in this beautiful region. As I practice my keg stands with local beer and cure my massive hangovers by inhaling excessive amounts of bread, just kidding, as I eat a reasonable portion of bread for breakfast and indulge in the occasional sip of beer on Friday evenings, I will be documenting my experience. I’ll be documenting my amusing attempts at learning Spanish and my earnest attempts to teach English – as I attempt to immerse myself into Chilean culture. From empanada tasting to pisco sour filled evenings to family dinners to travels to Argentina to cheering Chilean soccer matches– from the Toronto airport, bottoms up! To Chile!