We could all use a little Zen

Check out the link below if you're looking for a little calm in your life. I found some of the ideas helpful. It's easy to get carried away with the annoyances of life and forget to appreciate the good parts. This post is as much for me as it is for you (all 2 of you who read my blog, myself included).

12 Practical Steps for Learning to Go With the Flow



Anyways, Chile update: quit my job last week, haven't been doing much of anything really except relaxing, and I'm ecstatic about it! Today I went to the gym and the beach and then out for dinner. These are the kind of things that I rarely take the time to do when I'm working full time, but they are things that I need to do in order to retain my sanity. On my birthday I met a guy at a bar who was interested to learn English, so I told him I would do an intercambio sort of thing with him, where we meet for a coffee and speak half the time in English, the other part in Spanish. I am meeting him tomorrow at Ruby Tuesday. I think it will be fun to make another Chilean friend and we can mutually help each other to learn our respective languages better. Anyways, that's all for now!

25

Today is my 25th birthday. When I was younger I remember thinking that 25 seemed so old and so far away. And now here it is. And I feel.... kinda old. Kinda wise. But still kinda young and kinda dumb. It's amazing the mixture of feelings you can have about yourself and your life. I am 25, graduated from college over 2 years ago, but still trying to decide what kind of career in this world is going to make me happy. Part of me feels I should have this all figured out, but then another part inside of me is screaming "You're 25! You have your whole life to figure it out!". I think that's the voice I'm going to listen to. I like the adventure of trying new things and taking a "trial and error approach" to life. It suits me. Although one day I really hope to stumble across something that just makes me so happy I can't imagine doing anything else (and also will pay me enough). I am still searching for that thing. On this trip I've discovered that business is not the place for me. The good part about failing in this "trial and error approach" is that you realize what you DON'T want to do. That can be just as valuable as figuring out what you DO want to do. So I'm happy with my choice to come to Chile and try something new, even if my long term career goals have now changed. Oh, in other news, I quit my job! So now I'm free to float and enjoy my remaining 5 weeks here.

Me encanta Chile

The other night I was riding home on the micro from Huevo, bobbing my head to the Reggaetón and being hypnotized by the neon lights, when a thought occurred to me. I love Chile! This country is just so fun and interesting, and I'm starting to feel really comfortable here. I feel like I never want to leave. I'm having such a blast here, the culture is so interesting and I'm learning all the slang. I feel like I can almost have a full conversation in Chilean! Besides my job here being pointless and boring as hell, I am super happy. I can't remember the last time I felt so liberated and just thrilled with life. I am trying to extend my stay until May, but I'm not sure it's feasible. Vamos a ver lo que vaya a pasar.

La pega nos mata

I started my job last week. It's not going so well though. My boss is kind of a jerk, and so far they've got me searching on the internet for prospective clients. So four hours a day of searching the internet. You can imagine I'm not too excited about this - especially given the fact that I'm paying for this program! They've mentioned having me do some design stuff, like for their brochures, but they don't even have Adobe Illustrator. They suggested I use Photoshop, which is not a layout program - only a photo editing program. Luckily for me, my boss is out of town for the next month or so. But I dunno if I'm gonna make it. I need to talk with the director of the center and see if I can be doing something else. Because this is not giving me marketing experience, and it's not why I paid to come down here. Will be sure to update if the situation improves.