Week 2

This trip to Chile was an amazing one, one that I will never forget. I enjoyed everyday there. In the last week, we all had a little more free time to explore the beautiful country and experience the culture first hand. On Monnday we went into the capital of Chile, Santiago, where we visited the Santiago Stock Exchange. This company visit was very interesting because I was able to see the difference and similarities between the Santiago Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, one that I am farmiliar with.
After we visited the stock exchange, we then toured around Santiago looking at what the capital of Chile has to offer. This city is very unique and unlike none I have ever seen. The streets are packed with people and has a very big city feel to it, however, when we went up the incline to view the whole city, we were able to see that Santiago is very unique in the fact that the whole city is surrounded by mountains making it like one I have never seen.
The next day we visited Pablo Neudra's house, this was filled with many interesting artifacts that helped him with his poetry and gave him ideas about what to write. He was very influenced by the ocean so this is why his house was overlooking the Pacific. It was too bad that the day we went here, it was very cloudy and foggy so the view from his house was tainted by the wheater.
The best day I thought was the day we all went horse back riding. I will admit, at first I was skeptical, but once we got on the horses and started going I really enjoyed it. We we able to see the unique Chilean landscape and experience it while riding a horse. It was extremely fun especially since it was my first time riding a horse and like many things in Chile I was able to experience something for the first time I enjoyed a lot.
Overall, I would reccommend this trip to anyone that is intersted in traveling and are open to new and interseting things. There was no dull day here in Chile and while here I was able to meet a lot of Chilean people, who welcomed us all with open arms. Ialso met a lot of new friends from Pitt. This trip broadened my horizons and expanded my knowledge about world culture and international business as well. Chile was Awesome!!