Last night, Ruby, Otisa and I had a girl's night at Ruby's place because Ruby had never seen Pitch Perfect. It started off with us meeting Otisa at the metro station and us grabbing some wine and snacks at the grocery store, and then heading back to Ruby's so we could order a pizza. We decided to go with a local pizza place that serves "American" style pizza. We wrote up what we were going to say to the pizza guy, and continued with trying to call. We searched for numbers and tried different numbers, but nothing would work. So we went and asked for some help from Ruby's house mates and we finally got it to work! Success. So we called the local pizza company, and I was the one that decided to brave up and order our pizza. They answered, and I nervously started my script. As soon as I started speaking, the guy knew I was not a native speaker. As the conversation went on, I was getting more nervous and my Spanish was only getting worse at this point. The guy on the other end was speaking quite rapidly, as Chileans do, but he was being so patient with me. We were going back and forth for a good while until finally he quite clearly said to me, "ehh Do you speak English?" He said that clear enough through the phone that even Otisa and Ruby heard, and the three of us began laughing quite boisterously. The guy on the other end heard us laughing and began laughing with us, seeming a little bit confused at the time. After calming down a bit, I finally said yes. He confirmed our order in English, and we had the order correct! We ordered our pizza successfully, even though we had a difficult time throughout the process. The guy was so patient with me, allowing me to struggle through my Spanish, and helped me successfully order our pizza. My goal by the end of these five months is to order a pizza without somebody asking me if I speak English half way through our conversation. Needless to say, although slightly embarrassing, it was one of the funniest moments I have encountered on this trip.
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