It is ironic that we just finished moving again (yesterday), at least this last move was to a different location on the same island, but a new job opportunity has come up...
We have moved all around the world but so far we have not lived south of the Equator. An opportunity for both V and I to teach high school students has come up, including teaching them English, on an island of Chile (technically a colony of Chile). Being native English speakers probably gave us a huge boost, and both V and I can speak some Spanish, but we will need to start brushing up; I haven't really used Spanish in years. The town is Villa Las Estrellas (translation: Village of the Stars). They are expanding the public schools there to include a high school (currently it is just 1st to 8th grade). There is a nearby competing village, Esperanza, that is a colony of Argentina. Both countries are trying to establish a presence in the region. It will be educational for our children to live immersed again in a new culture, and they can learn to speak Spanish!
The weather will also be a huge change. Villa Las Estrellas is almost as far south as Fairbanks, Alaska is north! The village is on King George Island, which is part of the South Shetland Islands. Technically, in a geographic sense, the island chain is considered to be a part of the Antarctic Peninsula, so there might be cool icebergs, penguins, southern lights, etc. around from time to time.
We will not be moving until December (which is summer in the S. hemisphere) so we have eight months to plan and prepare for the move.
Feliz día de los Inocentes!
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I wasn't planning on bringing my heavy winter coat the next time I came to visit you.
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