Beginnings

I leave Friday. I've been scouring my collections of junk to whittle down what is important to take. Right now I've figured out that my iPod, guitar and toothpaste are all essentials. Two weeks of the program were just cancelled on Friday AFTER I'll already be in the country so I'll have to figure out what to do during that time. I'm guessing going to a bar to watch a World Cup game is out of the question since it'll be over by then. Also, lily white Americans like me may need to stay away from all World Cup related things in Santiago since riot police had to break up a 50,000 person swarm after Chile qualified for the second round on Friday. Wait..that reminds me of two things I need to do before I leave:

a) Start caring about soccer

b) Buy a gun

More to follow.