August 16, 2011
2:56 AM
Hey everyone! Sorry for the abrupt ending - I was going to post a last blog update sometime en route home, but unfortunately had a somewhat eventful trip back due to what I suspect must have been food poisoning from a restaurant the day I left... I was throwing up for the first 7 hours of my 9 1/2 hour flight from Santiago to Dallas, and didn't feel 100% again until a day or two after I finally got back home. A flight delay on my last flight from Denver to Bozeman was the icing on the cake of my worst trip ever! It could have been much worse, I am aware, but I was still not the happiest of campers. I'll spare any more detail because I've read about bodily functions gone awry in blogs before and was NOT appreciative of the descriptions. Suffice it to say that that is why I did not post initially.
Later, my lack of a final post was due to a large reluctance on my part to go anywhere near my laptop. I kept up with email and (to some extent) Facebook on my phone, but really didn't feel like wasting my all too short SUMMER vacation time online. I finally decided tonight that I needed to get online at least for a while to catch up a little, so writing the overdue blog post now :)
Now for an update on the state of the student strikes in Chile. I just read a really good blog post written yesterday summarizing the whole state of affairs currently. As far as what is going on RIGHT NOW, I'm actually a little out of the loop myself. As far as I can tell from reading online newspapers from Santiago, the strikes and protests continue, much the same as a little over a week ago when I left. I'll have to get some updates from my students and coworkers, but as far as I can tell, there is still no clear end in sight.
But although I will continue to follow Chilean current events and TV, my attention is now being directed towards another, more all-consuming focus: school. I leave for Boston 10 days from today.. SO HARD TO BELIEVE! I have been trying to soak in as much summer as I can - tennis, hiking, reading, climbing, and hanging out with Montana friends - but I'm not sure I'll be quite ready to go back to school when the time comes. But I have felt some small pangs of excitement, so all may not be lost.
I'm also looking forward to having my brother Spencer join me in my city this fall. He is leaving with my dad on Friday to drive all the way to Boston (they're crazy) in time for Tufts orientation. He's starting to freak out a little bit about the whole thing, making me relive my own pre-college experience (so glad I don't have to relive the beginning of Freshman year! so stressful!). I'm excited for him though, although I think my parents will be a little lost without either of their little ducklings at home.
But anyway, I diverge from the topic of this blog, Chile. A sign that I must bid adieu to my summer in Chile, and move on to other things. Thank you all who have followed my time abroad this summer, and I will keep you posted on my adventures to come!
Besitos, Brianna
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