I just arrived in Santiago this morning at 7am after a long flight. I had a really nice taxi driver who gave me a tour of the city on the way to the house and explained how to use the metro and things like that and we spoke in Spanish the whole time without any problems. Now I am in my house, Hostal Claudio Arrau which is in a nice area although I haven't gone out and explored yet. It is cold and raining and there is no heat in the houses here so I am sitting in my long underwear, winter vest, wool socks and scarf to write this. But I like my room, it is yellow with three windows and is not too small. Here is a picture of it and a picture of the view from my window.