Half way through

I recently completed one year in Chile... Damn, time goes fast! I still remember the day I arrived, the bad spanish and the first impressions. I didn't even have time to look back and realize how much I did and how much I have changed during this year, how much I grew as an individual. There was however something certain: I wanted to stay longer and, after a lot of paperwork, I got it! I got my contract renewed! I will stay another year! It took me quite some time to build a life here, to have good friends, to start routines, to settle... It would feel deceiving to leave without taking advantage of all that. It happened the same at work, I am now more aware of the systems, still learning each day, so I could still progress at Paranal as well. Now I have my visa extended, my contract renewed and even a chilean driving license that took me 15 minutes to get. My mission shall then continue, my personal and professional goals for this next year are defined. It ain't over yet!

Well, in fact I at least took the time to build a list of the best 15 moments of this first year in Chile. For very different reasons, those were 15 snapshots that I will never ever forget and that I decided to gather in a small photo album, featuring many new pictures. You can see the album here.