We
did so much today. We started off the day at around 8:00 in the morning and ate
some breakfast in the hotel. We met up with a couple students from the
university and took a city bus to the school. The drivers are pretty aggressive
in general but that is like any other city. We arrived at the school which sits
on top of a big hill and took a tour. The tour was led by two students and they
showed us everything from the auditoriums, to classrooms, and to the fields.
After that, we were able to eat lunch at the cafeteria. Because of the picky
eater I am, I only ate bread but that was more than good enough for me. After
that we had class for about three hours with an economics professor. He seemed
to know anything and everything about the Latin American countries' economies.
He went in detail about different things such as GDP, different indices, and
why certain values of currency would have drops or gains. It was interesting to
learn different facts about the Chilean economy. Most of the economy is driven
by mining, forestry, and grape and wine production. Also, because Chile has a
smaller market compared than the world, more and more companies are merging and
tend to dominate different sectors in the market so they can compete worldwide.
After our class, we were able to walk around Valparaiso and drive to the top to
get a better view of the city. The view was great and the weather was perfect
to see everything. Valparaiso and Viña del Mar are two cities connected on the
Chilean coast. From the top of Valparaiso, we could see both cities and more
cities further away in the distance. We finished our tour at the harbor and
shopped a little bit and then we had dance class. We were being taught the
Salsa by students at the university. It was probably the highlight of the day
and watching everyone enjoy themselves only made it better. This ended our day
of touring.
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