Where to?! Curico?!

It's 3 days before I leave for Chile, and I STILL don't know what city I will be teaching in!
(If you cant see this as an inconvenience, remember that Chile has 12 regions, all with separate climates! The city will decide what I will pack!)

I received an email from another girl that is attending my program yesterday. Her name is Nicole Baker and she is from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She sent a short note to introduce herself to myself and 4 others in the program because she was privy to our placement site: Curico, where she claimed we will be living and working together for 6 months.

" How did she find out before me?!" I wondered. "I've been waiting for this information for 2 months and I found out from THIS YANKEE? I live in the same city as the coordinators of the program! How am i the last to find out?!"

Nonetheless, I returned Nicole's email and introduced myself, still doubting Nicole as a valid source and waiting for the Alliance Abroad Group's (A.A.G.) confirmation.

Later that evening it struck me that this is absolutely unprofessional that I had to find out this way! (Nicole) I thought that it was unacceptable for them not contact all of the participants at the same time! So, after a million phone calls in an attempt to reach A.A.G., I finally spoke with Kim, the Chile program director, and she had no idea what i was talking about.

"We still haven't received the word from Chile. " Kim replied.

After Kim and I discussed Nicole's email, Kim unveiled the secret spilling of my placement site. She had me refer back to a recent email that was sent direct from Chile. It was addressed "Dear Curico volunteers". I had overlooked this blatant clue, because of the pointless welcome message that was attached.

"Well, it is likely that you will be placed in Curico, then. But there is no guarantees until we hear from Chile."

Keep your fingers crossed! Curico was my number one choice!