I titled this blog earthquake because about 2 hours ago (it is 11 PM, Tuesday April 1st) there was an 8.2 richter scale earthquake in the north of Chile. I am sitting here watching the …
Santiago
New Apartment, New President, New Life
Semester is officially over! December has brought about a lot of changes for me here in Chile, for Chileans too. All my friends here have returned to the United States and I am the lone …
Dolphins, Peru, and the End of the Semester
So much has happened here in South America in the past month it is actually unbelievable. With my program I travelled to the 4th region of Chile. Here is the dessert, beaches (like all of …
3 Month Mark
Three months in Chile! I couldn’t be happier with my life here in Chile right now. My Spanish is improving more and more everyday, I have a Chilean boyfriend, and my relationship with my Chilean …
Hola from Chile!
So I have been here for a little over a month now, living the life of a Chilean… kind of. I have been going to classes, riding the metro, and checking out all the “comunas,” …
Pre-Departure
Ok, so the day is inching closer and closer. Today is July 10th and I have a flight booked leaving from Chicago at noon on July 18th and arriving in Santiago at their noon on …
Elaina_Santiago, Chile
My name is Elaina, currently a sophomore double major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Zoology and Spanish (with an emphasis in Secondary Education) and I am going to be studying abroad in Santiago, Chile …
No place like home
I can’t believe it. The day has finally come. Today, after being home for the past 3 weeks, I have finally updated my current city on Facebook from Santiago, Chile to Madison, WI. I am …
Backpacker
You know that game ‘two truths and a lie’? Just in case the self-explanatory title wasn’t enough, I will give you a brief summary here: Basically, two truths and a lie is the classic get-to-know-you …
The Green Inferno
So it is quite possible that The Green Inferno will be my favorite movie of all time. Why, might you ask? Is it such an action-packed story that you can’t help but be sucked in …