Last leg of the trip and Day 1

The last leg of the trek to Chile felt like days. Perhaps because I left Milwaukee 2 days prior or perhaps because we flew overnight, regardless I was happy to land. The plane was comfortable enough and after switching seats so that Colleen and I were next to each other, we settled in for the 9 hour trip. Dinner options of "pasta, salad or chicken" were offered in addition to beverages(I settled for a ginger ale). Following a million announcements and filling out customs forms the movie started and I was asleep approximately 20 minutes later. In and out of sleep, we groggily awoke around 7:45 to the Santiago sunrise. It was breathtaking from the air. It finally felt real. Colleen and I went to pay our reciprocity fee to get into the country, to find we were in the wrong line. After some running around we happily found our luggage and found the van to the Hostel. We checked in, received a package of information and map to the orientation site. After changing clothes we ran to the site. We probably saw more of the city than anticipated (I was able to use my Spanish to ask for directions from 2 separate street vendors). We found the cute little street where the building was just in time for Visa processing. The rest of the day was filled with seminars and necessary information. We had a break for lunch where for approximately $6 USD we got soup, grilled half chicken with rice, and "postre" of fresh fruit drizzled in chocolate. Beverages we are another story. Attempting to order water, one has many choices. (Colleen accidentally said "agua sin glass" instead of "agua sin gas"). The rest of the day went well and we were in bed by 9 pm after all of our travels.