Being a teacher — part 1

One year ago, teaching would have been the last thing I would imagine doing while travelling the world. But I am very happy I took the leap of faith and applied for this volunteer program in Chile. Last 4 months have been an amazing journey with Escuela Las Canteras, a public school…

Let’s stop thinking and just go

This is the first post about travelling to South America. Before starting to write about some beautiful places or experiences, it’s worth talking about how the decision-making happened. Besides the very common “Oh, I’m so jealous! I wish I could do this too!” remark from…

Galapagos — a miracle of nature

If any place in South America tops the list of ever being a travel dream for me, it is undoubtedly the fascinating Galapagos islands. The first time I knew about them is when I saw an Attenborough documentary 3 years back. These volcanic islands are a part of Ecuador but…

School, once again

My school is Escuela Las Canteras — a public school with 1st to 8th grade and almost 500 students. The school premises are better than a couple of comparable public schools I’ve seen in India.

Starting to get around — Pan de Azucar

It was our first weekend after moving to Copiapo and the exploring started with Parque Nacional Pan de Azucar, a beautiful national park around 2.5 hrs from Copiapo. We had good company of Paulina (our regional rep with the English teaching program) and her…

English Winter Camps

2 weeks of insane fun! The English winter camps have been undoubtedly the best part of my teaching experience here in Chile.

Atacama’s the new home

Our placement with English teaching program happened to be in Copiapo. This meant that the next few months of our lives will be in the middle of the driest desert on the planet.

The city