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Argentina, Pichidangui, & el bicentenario Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Last month, I went to Argentina with a group of about 9 other friends from ISA (my study abroad group.) We went to Mendoza, which is the first bigger city near the border. Our group did a really cool biking tour of some wineries in the area, and then we also went to a big park in Mendoza. The next weekend, I went camping with my friend, Nikki, her Chilean brother, and 9 of his friends in Pichidangui. Our camp site was right next to the beach, and it was a lot of fun. That weekend was the bicentennarial of Chile. We had 4 days off of school, and there were lots of celebrations and carnivals. I went to a carnival-type thing in Valparaiso and Vina del Mar, as well as a ramada (dance floor) in Pichidangui. I'm lucky that I was able to be here for the bicentennarial.  In October, I will be visiting San Pedro de Atacama with friends. School is going pretty well. Classes are difficult to sit through sometimes, because they are 1.5 hours long, and completely in Spanish, but they are generally fairly interesting. I'm almost halfway through my time here in Chile, and I'm getting used to things here. Public transportation doesn't freak me out anymore (most of the time), and I am learning more of the language each day. Jamie Labels: Argentina mountains, bicentennarial celebrations Jamie / 1 comments |
About the Adventure Student: Jamie Thierolf '12 Jamie hopes to increase her Spanish speaking skills. She also wants to learn more about the Chilean culture. Jamie believes that through studying abroad, she will learn more about herself. Studying in South America will help her relate to elementary students who speak Spanish and who are of Hispanic background.
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