El Kiwi en Sudamérica

Chile con Nathan

ummm, this infrequent posting has become a bit of a habit... sorry guys.
Stuff has been sweet lately, same old same new stuff, if that makes sense. I've now got plans for the long weekend- I'm going to Viña del mar for the long weekend (this coming weekend is Chile's Independence celebration, lasting from Saturday till Tuesday- and it's gonna be huge) They've even put up special lights on my street like the ones that go up at Christmas in some places, and there's this 'huge koosh ball like light on a stick' directly outside my place.
Anyway, so I'm heading away to Viña with some people from youth group- should be good times. Viña is a beach town/city about an hour and a half from Santiago- yes the ocean finally- I've never been this far away from the sea before, so it'll be real nice to taste the salty air.

On the job front things are looking good- I'm hoping to start working in a teacher aidish role at a school, but I’m still working that one out. And even if it doesn't, work is picking up-I've got the perfect amount of classes, I’m more comfortable with the teaching aspect: But I still would like a change.
My language learning has seemed to plateaued for the last few weeks- but that could just be an illusion. It's probably that I haven't had the same stretching/learning experiences as the last few weeks. But I think I’m doing all right for nearly 3 months regarding the circumstances.
Another cool experience was going to Omar and Consuelo's 'blessing of the rings' ceremony. I guess it's kinda like some special engagement thing. I went with Omar, Waldo and their Mum to Consuelo's family’s place. The gathering consisted of family and friends all packed into their lounge. Then the priest said some special stuff, and we had eats and drinks afterwards. It was real cool to be able to witness such a special time. So I’m definitely looking forward to the wedding in November- should be good times.

That’s about all I can think of for now, This Sunday we are meeting in another building for the first time since we've grown out of the lounge. It's great to see the expansion of the ministry there in such a short time. So I'll take some photos of the new venue, and post some other ones this coming week.

Chao,

Nathan

posted by Nathan Sinclair @ 6:26 PM