First Two Days Of My New Job

Day 1

Intended Means Of Transportation:

Bus

Plan B Transportation:

Taxi. I had to switch buses and my 2nd bus never came!! I ended up sharing cab with a girl heading in the same direction.

Lesson Learned:

Chilean bus system is not reliable.

Day 2:

Means Of Transportation:

Bike

Pros:

I made it to work seamlessly.

The ride got me energized to start my day.

I got to explore the city.

Since I had to ride past my gym on the way home, I had no choice but to go in.

Cons:

The trip took much longer than I thought! It took about 30 minutes.

My legs are not in bike-riding condition. I was exhausted when I got there!

The building I work in does not have an elevator so already exhausted, I had to carry my bike up flights of stairs.

Lessons Learned:

Leave earlier tomorrow.

Always wear my helmet because the Chilean buses are aggressive!

Chileans don't use bike hand signals. Come to think of it, do Americans even use them?? In slight fear for my life I asked myself if I should bring back the hand signals we learned in grade school. Or was that high school driver's ed class?

I moved in to my new apartment this weekend with a friend named Alejandro. Although my bedroom is much smaller, I love the location of my new building! It is much more centrally located than my other apartment - an easy walking distance from great restaurants, bars, and the metro. I did enjoy the last days in my old apartment and took photos of my final beautiful sunset there.