As the sun arose through the windows
of our Boeing 777, SDARL Class VII found themselves landing in Santiago Chile
at 10:30 am this morning. After a nine
hour flight from Dallas, we were ready to stretch, get our bags and begin the
first Day of our international seminar in the country of Chile.
Once through customs and retrieving
our Luggage, we were off to meet our guide, Fred and his accompanying bus
driver Hose. These are both very
talented leaders in their own right and we are in very good hands.
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| Class VII at arrival at the hotel in Santiago |
Today brought some free time after we
checked into the Motel. This time was
used by some to look at the local sites of Down Town Santiago and by others to
just get some rest and collect themselves before the “Introduction To Chile”
this evening. However, all of us found
the exchange center to exchange the American Dollars for Pesos.
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| The ladies of SDARL Class VII ready for an authentic evening out in Chile |
We were promised that Class VII was
going to get an introduction to the Chilean culture of Food and Dance. Well, we were in for a surprise. A diverse variety of authentic foods were offered.
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| Ceviche |
Next Class VII was greeted with a
local band that played and serenaded us with the Local Chilean music and
dance. Class VII was introduced to the "Cueca", an
authentic Chilean dance that is supposed to represent the Rooster chasing the
Hen. Where the man courts the lady but
the lady plays hard to get but in the end, the two dancers come together. Magical to watch and some of the members of
Class VII put their talents on the line and participated in this authentic
Chilean dancing display. This was magic
as well.
All is well with Class VII in Chile!
Reporter
Alan Hojer
