What's next for me?

Now that my parents are (almost) on their way back to the US, and I've left San Ignacio, you might be wondering what's next for me.  Well, today I have just been taking it easy - a much needed break after a busy past two weeks.  I went through my pictures, posted some on facebook, and am writing my third blog post of the day!  Also on my to-do list: go to be at 9:30!!!!!!  Tomorrow I have a bus ticket to San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, where I will be spending 3 days, before going to Iquique on the Chilean coast for 2 days, and then going to Arica near the northern border of Chile.  In Arica I'll be doing a volunteer exchange with a women who has a hostel, internet/printing center, and community English classes.  I don't really know exactly what I'll be doing, but it should be fun.  I'll stay there for 2-3 weeks, maybe go across to southern Peru, and then make my way back to San Ignacio around May 7th to have some time to say goodbye to everyone there, and then head on down to Montevideo, Uruguay, where my flight back to the US leaves May 14th. 

I was talking on facebook chat today with a fellow 2009 NCSU Spanish/ESL Education graduate.  We commented on the fact that we can't believe it's already been five years since we graduated, and then realized that each of us has only worked 1.5 years at a "real job" in the US since graduation.  We think we're doing life right, or as Rebecca put it, "We're never going to wish we had spent more time in an office or classroom."  That being said though, I am really excited to have a classroom again!  I keep taking pictures of things that relate to the elementary ESL curriculum so that I can show them to my future students.

Two days ago there was an 8.3 earthquake off the coast of Iquique, but luckily no tsunami followed.  Some roads appear to be closed at the moment, but hopefully everything will be up and running by the time I'm supposed to be there.  Fun fact I learned today: the doorway is the safest place to be after an earthquake in case the building collapses.

Breakfast here is primarily comprised of bread in various forms - pastries, rolls, large slices, small slices - bread in one form or another, basically.  Since breakfast was included with our rooms the past week and a half, I feel like I've had the same thing for the past 10 days, and I just can't take it anymore!  Since I'm staying at a hostel now with a kitchen I can use, I went out and bought some eggs today because I just can't stand one more day of bread for breakfast.  Ironically, I've been having eggs for breakfast almost every day for the past 4 years...