Welcome to Santiago!!

Hola,

Ok, I'm new to this whole blogging thing but we'll see how it goes. Anyways, I just got to Santiago like an hour ago and I'm pretty excited; and its not just the weather which is 27C compared to toronto's -17C :-P

Anyways, the flight was really rough. I had to wait in mexico for 8 hours which was a real pain in the ass. I thought I was going to lose my mind while waiting in the transit room but I was finally released and got on my plane to Santiago.

On arriving, I was soo excited. I didnt think anything was going to ruin my mood until I found out I was the only person still waiting for my luggage..yup..it was lost in transit. So I went to the LAN personnels and reported my lost luggage to them. I do hope they find it. So, I got to the waiting area and met with my pick-up person who gave me a ride to my apartment. As we drove through the city, I noticed how modern the place was. The buses looked better than the ones in toronto and from what I was told, they used a card system for their transit here. So a person gets a card which can be reloaded online; and scans it on getting into the bus or the train (bus fare is about 75c). The streets were clean and the buildings were ok. So far, the place looks really decent.

So I got to my apartment really hungry and all I had was U.S$15 cash. The currency converters were closed and I was afraid to use my cards because I forgot to tell my bank I was leaving the country. So I had to borrow some money from my housemate and went to get some food. That was when I realised how REALLY cheap food is here. I got a 1L orange drink for less than a dollar and a large hamburger for a dollar from the convenient store.. I was impressed.

So far, the city looks like it has lots to offer. I'll be taking the subway with a friend to the mall this evening. That way I can get to explore more..

Till then...Peace!!