As I write this, I am waiting for what I call "Chilean Comcast" to fix the cable TV in my new apartment. They're about as fast as U.S. Comcast! Ha! So I will blog while I wait. I had a really wonderful day from start to finish. I met with Cecilia, the Public Relations Director at the U. She had a photographer and a writer there to do a piece on me for the U's website. Cecilia gave me a beautiful welcome gift of a silver laser pointer/pen that bears the emblem of the Universidad. I was really touched. As for the interview, God only knows what I said in Spanish - I'm hoping for the best! :) Then Gladys took me to the "terminal agro," which you can see in the photo. It is a fabulous marketplace where fresh fruits and vegetables are available at low prices every day: aguacates (avocadoes), mangos, anything freshly grown that you could possibly want. We then went off to "Lider" to stock my fridge and my apartment. I thought Lider was a lot like Wal-mart, which is interesting because Gladys told me that Wal-Mart will soon be running about 40% of Lider stores. Even going to the supermarket is interesting. Yoplait sells mango/papaya yogurt in Chile; this is not a flavor I've seen at home. The fresh bread bins offer many options. Today I went for "hallullas" (ah-you-yahs), which are sort of like biscuits, but thinner and more bread-like. Trying to figure out which milk I wanted for in my coffee was a challenge. I guessed that "semi-descremada" might be 2%, and I think I was right. Chileans don't use cream in coffee, just milk - and there is no Medio y Medio. :)