Monday we started our day off early at the university. In
our workshops before the trip, we were all assigned a group and a company to
research. We made and presented our presentations to Jorge and our peers before
we departed and everyone critiqued each other on what we could improve. This
morning we presented to one of our lecturers in Chile and he questioned and
informed us on some major aspects of each business. The lecturer is the same
professor that taught us on Monday and he is very knowledgeable of these
companies and of business in Chile, in general. I was able to learn a lot from
him about my company, Hela. It was great to get a better background before
going on the company visit. This picture is one of the beautiful views from the university.
After this, we went back to the hotel to change
into clothes to play soccer! Then we went to the mall to eat. I’m starting to
get better at ordering food in Spanish! Then we met up with Javier and Ignasio
and they took us to the soccer fields. In Chile, they have soccer fields
everywhere like we have basketball courts. The fields we played at were so
nice! They were turf fields that overlooked the city. We split up into 4 teams
of 6 or 7 and scrimmaged. When a team scored a goal, the next team in line
replaced the losing team. We played soccer for 3 hours and I scored a goal! The
Chileans take their soccer very seriously and it is so popular among everyone.
It was interesting to see that the students that never played soccer on a team
before were still very good because they grew up with it.
After this, we ate
dinner with the Chileans who came to play soccer. We ate “complatas”, which is
a popular hot dog in Chile that is topped with avocado, mayonnaise, and chopped
tomatoes. It was very delicious, but it upset my stomach and I had to stay in
for the night. I took some tums and went to sleep early. It was nice to get
some rest.
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