As I flew into the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport three weeks ago, at the end of a three-flight/22-hour journey, I felt like I was flying into a jungle. I was so used to the brown and …
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The Bucketed List
This blog post is dedicated to the things I’ve done during my travels in America del Sur. A lot of times, we talk about what we’re going to do in the future: all the places …
something about valpo
For the last month, I’ve been living in Viña del Mar, Chile, which is located just north of Valparaíso. Here are some of my favorite pictures from Viña and Valpo from May: I lived with …
La Campana
As I get closer and closer to the end of my study abroad, I’ve been getting more and more questions asking me what has been my favorite part of Chile. Which is a really hard …
SPDABCVVDMSCEPD and more
So I know I haven’t written a blog post in a while, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been doing cool Chile things. I’ve done quite a bit since I left Arica a little more …
Ode to Arica
Today is my last day in Arica. Tonight some friends and I are catching a bus down to San Pedro de Atacama, a desert town that is world renowned for incredible star gazing. We’ll spend …
4,500 meters
These last two days in Parinacota have been great fun, and we’ve had a ton of adventures. I think Putre, although small, has been my favorite part of Chile so far because of all the …
Lessons for Future Doctors
This week my study abroad group traveled to Putre, the capital of the Parinacota province in the northern Chile, to learn about traditional medicine from the Aymara people. Putre, or puxitri in the native language …
Saludos from Pucón
This past weekend to end our trip in the south of Chile, my study abroad group went to Pucón, one of my new favorite places in the world. We still had a few classes, but …
Estudio de Pueblos
This past week, I had the opportunity to do a three day “estudio de pueblos” project in a small town called Puerto Saavedra with four of my fellow study abroaders. What is an estudio de …