So starting last Monday, I've been going to school for 8 hours a day for a 2 unit CIEE course in order to integrate with the chilean culture and its history and people. The lectures haven't been 100% enticing, but what HAS been fun is going out and exploring all the Santiago has to offer! On Monday, we walked over to la Plaza de Monedas, which is the chilean equivalent to the white house. It, too, is white and huge, and there are chilean police officers called carabineros heavily guarding the vicinity. In the background of this picture is la Palacia Moneda. In the front of this picture is my little CIEE group and our instructor. It was soo hot walking around, but it was totally worth it. The streets in downtown Santiago are so wide but filled with people walking around! Señor Gonzalez works to the left of the picture!
The rest of the days, we went touring around Santiago and listening to more and more lectures. It was fun, and I really got to know our group a whole lot better.
This post has to remain quite cortito because I am currently about to leave the door to catch a plane to Patagonia, which is the southernmost tip of South America. It's cold and rainy there, but it's going to be beautiful, and I'll even get to hang out with the penguins!
Life here in Chile is absolutely amazing. I will post more pictures and anecdotes upon my return from Pat!
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