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…

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…

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

Some Pisco and stars — La Serena

After the scenic Pan de Azucar, we headed down south to the coastal city of La Serena and the Elqui valley. Fridays at school end at 1 PM, which makes it convenient to take a Friday afternoon bus out of Copiapo.