Chilean Consulate Visit

My exchange to Chillan, Chile is approaching much faster than I thought!  It was 6 months ago when I was accepted into the Rotary Exchange Program and at that time it felt so far away.  Now I will be leaving for Chile in about 20 days or so.  It is finally becoming so real.  I drove to Boston today to receive my visa for traveling. It was quite an interesting visit to the consulate.  It was basically in a basement in Boston. Many old "artifacts" were hung on the walls and a Chilean flag hung outside. These quite humorous old men were the ones working there.  I didn't understand all of their jokes, but they were quite the hoot! A very quick process, but it takes a lot of work to get everything together to be able to go to the consulate.  I wouldn't be able to go on the exchange if it weren't from the help of my parents.  Especially to my Mom, she has been on the phone almost every day and has scheduled every appointment from my FBI background check, blood test, renewing of my passport etc. I am very thankful for my parents and for the this opportunity that they are providing me.  Overall the consulate visit was a very odd experience, but I will never forget it and it's one step closer.  From there I am able to then book my flight to Chile and it will be official!