Last day in Chile


Today is the last day for us in Chile. Katie took off for the airport last night, I'm assuming that she will be back home in the next few hours. The rest of us, Gina, Jake and myself will be returning to the states around 10-12pm tonight.
It's been a great experience, one of those things that I hope will influence my decisions and concepts in the following years. I also hope that the Spanish that I have learned here will continue to improve and encourage me to study further. I think that in the near future I would really enjoy traveling in South America more.
Returning home will be interesting as well. I've kind of gotten use to the situation here, meeting people from different backgrounds and living in a state of general uncertainty. It's been and adventure that I really don't want to end. On the other side I'm going to be returning to home and to the classroom that I will be taking over. I'm really looking forward to sharing the experiences that I have had. I hope that I don't bore anyone that much.
I'm slightly apprehensive about the return to school. I've been looking at the amount of work and the hectic schedule that the MIT program will be returning to, and it almost makes me wish that I had a few 12 year old yelling at me in Spanish instead....ALMOST. However, I believe that the time that I have had in Antofagasta would have really taught me a great deal about classroom management, and I will fall back into the habit of hard study and long nights.
I hope the return home will let me recover from the issues that I've been having for the past week. About seven days ago I had a stuffed up nose that turned into a sinus headache, after that left I've been dealing with a bit of an intestinal issue. I don't know if it's something that I ate, or just the end of whatever little cold that I had. All I know is that is sucks and I wish I could just hide in my own place and recover. Fortunately I have not been sick enough to be laid out, just feeling poor. Yes, before the questions are asked, I've been taking aspirin and some cold medicine, eating right, (as well as I can, I still think my eating mechanism is broken), and I've been drinking a LOT of water. I even stayed in the hostel today when Jake and Gina went out to explore parts of the city I've already seen. Hopefully by the time I land in the States, I'll be fresh as a daisy.
I want to give a heartfelt thanks to everyone who has been reading this blog. It's been a great opportunity to stay in touch with friends and loved ones. The number of people who have read it and posted comments make me feel like it was a true success.
For those of you who were reading this blog and don't really know me, well I hope that you have learned more about who I am, how I think and I hope it's in a positive manner.
For those of you how do know me and still read this blog, thanks, I look forward to seeing you all soon.

Best regards,
-Doss

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