Mi Ciudad, Mi Colegio, y Mi Nueva Familia

I'm going to TALCA!
Talca is a city in Chile about 250 miles south of Santiago, with a population similar to that of St. Johns County.  (Sounds great, except for the fact that I'm 4 hours away from the nearest Starbucks.  I'll have to find someplace even better)

I will be attending Colegio San Ignacio de Talca, a Catholic school. Yes, I will wear a uniform.  From my arrival in August until December, the beginning of "summer" break.   Winter in Chile is from June to September.  I will be a junior, or 3ero medio, as it is known in Chile.  After I go back to school in March, I will be a senior... again. Last time, best time, right?

I will be living with the Mendez family.  They sound quite nice.  Their daughter, Tamara, is about my age, but she will be on exchange in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Brrrrrrrr), so I will be an only child for the first time in nearly 18 years! (Remember those 2 minutes that I was alive before McKenna was born? Yeah, neither do I.)

Whoa!  Look at those mountains!  I guess we're not in flat Florida anymore.

Hopefully, I will know more soon.  My Spanish is improving, shout-out to Laura, Sara, Nico, and Dani, my Spanish-speaking friends.  Also, I know the name of the Inbound student from Chile, Maximilano!  Isn't that great, that we're both Max?!? I don't know when he is scheduled to arrive, but I hope it is before I leave so I can go meet him at the airport.

See ya later, alligator.

Max Nelson