What is it like moving to a foreign country?
It can be a little scary, especially with a language barrier between you and everybody around you. There is lots of adjusting to do as the culture is very different and the people have interesting daily customs.
Let me tell you though... it is the most exciting, and invigorating experience.
Especially when you get to live in places where mountains surround you everywhere you go!
Moving to Chile, I soon learned that if I wanted to buy food, do business, make a new friend, ask for directions, or get a haircut, I needed to learn to speak the language pretty fast.
Otherwise buying a sandwich was going to turn into a comedy show. Lol.
Learning a second language though has been extremely beneficial and has widened my horizons.
It's funny because in Chile, they have this "Siesta" time where everybody in town closes their shops and takes a nap.
Imagine how it was for me and my family when we drove an hour or so out to town, only to find out stores were closed and everybody was taking a nap! Lol.
They also love to eat their dinner very late at night. There were nights when we got invited to dinner and we started eating at 11 PM.
If you're wondering what kind of food Chileans eat, their signature food is empenadas. They also eat a lot of hotdogs loaded with mayo and tomatoes on it, and lots of them avocados.
One of the first things I noticed when I moved there, was how close families were. They always had dinner together, they visited each other daily if not lived together.
These photos here were taken in our back yard!
Lago Ranco.
So this is just a little bit of my experience of living in Chile. Now that I am back in the states, I sure do miss the scenery.. and am looking forward to visiting again!
Okay my peoples, I must go and eat a second cookie now.
Thanks so much for reading