Learning to learn the language of the land is one of the things you have to accomplish if you really desire to be a part of the land. Insisting to only know English in a land that speaks predominantly Spanish will essentially put you inside a social bubble, only able to go out of it with the help of an interpreter.
Worry not. There are a lot of instiutions here in Chile that teach Spanish, thanks to its large expat population. Here's one of them.
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