Home Life

The normal, home life here in Chile is so different from the states. I thought I'd share some examples:
1. Last night, Becca, Diego, and I were starving! We're at my house, trying to figure out what to do. Ordering pizza? No! One pizza here, from delivery, is around 12 US dollars. And to be honest, totally gringo. What else do we do in the states? Make cookies! Nope, not here either. Homes don't just have all the ingredients that you will find in so many homes in America, like flour, and baking powder, or chocolate chips. So instead, we made do with palta (avacado).
2. Laundry. What an ordeal. A lot of homes here dont actually have dryers, but my family is lucky and we do. Also, the mom is expected to do all the laundry, even for me at the exchange student. I do it myself because we all know I have some control issues when it comes to my chores, but still, my mom always dries things for me if I leave them too long in the washer. And, we hand-make our laundry detergent instead of buying instant.
3. Everyone here, in my house at least, sort of sticks to themselves outside the realm of eating.  My parents have their room, my brothers have theirs, and of course I have mine. During the day, when it is calm, everyone stays in their own room and does their own thing. At meal time, everyone comes together eats, and then stays at the table for awhile longer to socialize and talk about the food, life, partying, drinking, and more. Unlike the states, no one in my house uses the living room, or a common TV.

That's all I can think of for now!