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Category: Chile

Chile Exchange Reflection

I was abroad in Chile for about 6 months. My life in Chile was different. I lived an hour and 30 minutes away from...
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Exploring the North of Chile

These last few weeks I have been on an excursion exploring the north of Chile. While I originally planned to go with friends, I...
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Foreign Rhythms

I wanted to try something new, so I signed up for an extracurricular Salsa class at the university. I figured it would be a...
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Natural Disaster Abroad

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...
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Campus Life at PUC

Every school day I commute for about an hour to campus and another hour back. After making such a long journey to campus, I...
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The Homestay Experience

The whole trip entering Chile I felt small. I was just a boy on a tiny green bus that rode on the thin, snow...
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Ready To Go To Chile

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...
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Back at NU – Final thoughts on my exchange

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...
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Hiking around Santiago and in the Andes

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...
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Chile Travels 2

Michael Aleman, PUC Exchange, Fall 2012 The following are pictures from a few different trips I made during the semester. La Ligua This is...
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