So, in 4 days, I'll have been in Santiago for a month. A lot has happened so far. The hardest has been the spanish by far. The Chileans speak so fast and have a unique dialect. They cut out parts of words and then say it as fast as humanly possible. I'm slowly starting to pick it up bt it's taking me a lot longer than I thought it would. I actually gave my testimony in spanish last night at a Bible study we had. I'm starting to get more comfortable speaking it and my speed is starting to improve. I'm still thinking almost solely in English however... the transition is hard, especially when I can hardly understand people here. I can speak to them but it's hard to catch on to what they say back... very interesting.
Anyway, uploading videos to this site was taking way too long with my computer. I found that it's a lot faster to upload to youtube and then link here... so... here goes try 2.
Some of these videos are from La Serena (The Serene)... It's a beach/coast town about 5 hours north of Santiago. Very beautiful. We saw penguins, dolphins, seals, crabs, sea otters, and all sorts of birds and native animals. The water was a pristine blue. So unreal. There are also some videos of Valle de Elqui which is a quaint little town that are full of vineyards on the outskirts and sides of the mountain.
So, I wanted to post some videos I've taken over the last few weeks. I'll post some new ones pretty soon!
Valle de Elqui
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e8N9WhsAkQ
Chilean Desert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTwlxVQ56I&feature=related
Seals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oXX-4_HoN4&feature=related
White Water River Rafting Breakdown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QZ_hYmkSDU&feature=related
There are others on this channel you can check out!!
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