Typical Monday in Santiago today: lots of work. I spent a lot of the day on the Internet researching schools and housing. There are at least 75+ private schools in the Santiago area, a lot of them Catholic or Christian, a few where you "pick your own religion class" (I think) and many of them are either all-boys or all-girls. Needless to say, the kids are NOT thrilled at the idea of same-sex schools.
Apartment/house hunting is a little more difficult. A house might be nice, but the apartments here are huge, mostly with enormous balconies (called loggias) and small servants quarters. The kitchens are usually very small though, since nearly everyone has cooks/maids, and in a lot of the wealthier areas, some of the maids and nannies live with the families.
Important detail: In regards to communication, email seems to be the equivalent of postal mail; people just do not respond as quickly as I'm used to. I just received an email from a property lady at 10:30 tonight! Phone calls seem to be the best way to go, except if you're trying to learn Spanish and reading and writing is much easier.
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