Chile Exchange Reflection
Posted February 2, 2016
I was abroad in Chile for about 6 months. My life in Chile was different. I lived an hour and 30 minutes away from...Category: Chile
Exploring the North of Chile
Posted December 14, 2015
These last few weeks I have been on an excursion exploring the north of Chile. While I originally planned to go with friends, I...
Foreign Rhythms
Posted November 23, 2015
I wanted to try something new, so I signed up for an extracurricular Salsa class at the university. I figured it would be a...
Natural Disaster Abroad
Posted November 16, 2015
A couple of nights ago there a magnitude 6.6 earthquake, and the Chilean’s referred to it as a minor aftershock. It is one of...
Campus Life at PUC
Posted October 7, 2015
Every school day I commute for about an hour to campus and another hour back. After making such a long journey to campus, I...
The Homestay Experience
Posted September 8, 2015
The whole trip entering Chile I felt small. I was just a boy on a tiny green bus that rode on the thin, snow...
Ready To Go To Chile
Posted July 8, 2015
As a kid I used to bike around my street. I distinctly remember one day I ignored my parent’s instructions and biked into the...
Back at NU – Final thoughts on my exchange
Posted January 16, 2013
Michael Aleman, PUC Exchange, Fall 2012 I’ve been in classes for a week now and it’s nice to see things haven’t changed much. Evanston...
Hiking around Santiago and in the Andes
Posted December 27, 2012
Michael Aleman, PUC Exchange, Fall 2012 Though my classes didn’t allow me much time for it, I did manage to get in a few...
Chile Travels 2
Posted December 18, 2012
Michael Aleman, PUC Exchange, Fall 2012 The following are pictures from a few different trips I made during the semester. La Ligua This is...