Good News

I got my Chilean VISA! It took hours and hours, so long that I was afraid that I would never really get it. The woman who manages the consulate, Amelia Campos, is quite the character. As I was waiting endlessly, I had plenty of chance to observe her, and it really amused me and in a way endeared her to me watching how quickly she changed tempers--one minute yelling at someone until they shook, the next minute baby-talking on the phone to her grand-daughter, the next trying to flirt with the delivery man (unfortunately, I was the one she yelled at until they shook! : ) . When she was in the last stages of stamping my paperwork I had this fear that a masked man in a black cape was going to run into the office, steal all of my files and the paperwork, and then I would have to start all over again!! But as I've said everything did work out, somehow or other!

The other good news is that my computer is finally fixed. Now that I have os x I can put all kinds of nice things like iphoto 5 on it. I've been playing with my photos all afternoon. Hopefully soon I'll learn how to post some of them on this blog.

Gody Kris and Mark got here this afternoon. There have been 10 people staying with us in the past 2 weeks! Every time people leave and we have to wash all the bedding and clean again, I feel really burned out. But then when the next people come I'm just really excited to see them. Moral of the story: people leaving is awful, arriving is fun.

I'm excited to see Lee Anne, Rudraigh, and maybe Jaime tomorrow...