Okay, the last 24 hours were probably the scaries tof my trip so far, because I left for La Serena with no CLUE where I was going to stay. And I arrived in the city late at night and I was worried that I would sleep on the streets for a night. But God brought an amazing little woman named Iris who brought me to her house, and I spent this mornig looking for a place and God provided an amazingly cheap place just two blocks from my school. The hostel is called Viña Del Mar and is owned my a little couple whose son goes to the university here and the dad speaks a little English and is happy to learn more. Ahhh.... God is so GOOD!
I live near a long thin park called Parque Forestal. It's really quite a nice park and it has a long stretch of a lane for riding bikes or jogging. And since I have a fear of riding bikes in this city, I jog. It's really pleasent. I usually listen to radioDisney on my mp3 player and jog along to Jonas Brothers, Beyonce, or Julieta Venegas. Great stuff. Yesterday on my jog I noticed that the trees were beginning to change. Fall has finally arrived and I am glad for the change. But as I was jogging through the falling leaves, I began to think about how much I like fall. And I had this special moment when I realized that I want to be here in Santiago, jogging through this park for many falls to come. After the past few weeks of cultural adjustment being a little more painful than normal, this was a nice thought to have.
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Love Always,
Ashlee