How this place changed my life — 1 year ago
I studied abroad here for a semester and it was incredible. I love the public transportation, the soccer, las micros (buses), the crazy form of Spanish that they speak, the people (que carinoso!), the clubs and salsotecas, the towering mountains in every direction, the parks, los cerros, the skiing, the country.
I grew and was stretched here. It’s not just Santiago… it’s asking a country to let you live and grow there. It’s gaining your world view and realizing we’re not alone. The USA is not the end-all and the only hope of the world… or far from it. It’s engaging a culture.
From Santiago you can explore the vastness of Chile and S. America. I took trips to Patagonia, Easter Island, the Atacama Desert, Vina del Mar & Valparaiso, Pichilemu (surfing capital of S. America!), Mendoza Argentina, Buenos Aires, & Machu Picchu.
