Before Sam's Arrival in Chile
Placement Organization: Hey Samantha! You are going to be in Temuco, Chile, for 10 months teaching English. It is 9 hours south of Santiago by bus. It'll be grrreat!
Sam: OK. That sounds fabulous. So fabulous, that on my trip through Argentina and Chile in the latter months of 2008, I'll go out of my way to travel through Temuco, check out the city for a few days, and even put down a deposit on an apartment.
After Sam's Arrival in Chile
Sam: Great! I'm here and ready to go to Temuco!
Placement Organization: Yeah...about that...
Sam: What?
Placement Organization: You're not actually going to Temuco for the next 10 month, but we found another city that starts with a T. Talca! It is only 3 hours south of Santiago by bus! You'll note that 3x3 is 9, the number of hours that it would have taken to travel to Temuco. So, its like, pretty much the same. You'll hardly even notice.
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Oh dear! Now you have to change the name of the blog!
ReplyDeletetalca! talca! really, this is the first time they told you? lol. is it maybe at least sort of nice that you'll be closer to santiago? sorry about that deposit on the temuco apartment. that's lame.
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