From the beginning!!! (January 2006)

To start at the beginning, my wife and I decided to leave the United States and live for a year in Chile. Deb, my wife, opted for a transfer to a plant in Chile so that she could improve her Castellano and learn about the culture. I was teaching a class of wonderful 2nd graders at the time, and left them to the care of another teacher. (That was hard for all of us, but, fortunately, we still keep in touch. :o) So Deb and I packed our belonging, renting out our house, and prepared to head south.


Because we sent belonging on a boat, we needed a visa that would allow us to import the belonging without paying taxes. So Deb dutifully waited for the appropriate permission and paperwork while I ventured ahead as a tourist. I arrived three days ago and have been learning as much as I can about the big city of Santiago as I can before the Chilean school year starts. Then I will assume a post as a 4th grade teacher at Lincoln International Academy.