The Arrival

After a long 13 hours of traveling, we finally arrived in Santiago. We were so exhausted but as soon as we checked in to the hotel, the Austral group gave us a quick orientation and provided us with a fun city game to immerse ourselves in the Chilean society. We broke into teams of 4 and we were off on our own for the day to explore the city. My group took the metro to the center of the city where we saw a lot of important political monuments and statues. One of them was the Palace de la Moneda which is where the President is. Presidential elections are also this Sunday so it was interesting to see all the guards and business men working all around the huge building. We also walked to a beautiful park, Santa Lucia, where I was able to take ariel photographs of the city from above. So far, the group has had a blast together and we all really get along. We have so many other activities planned and I can’t wait to see what is to come! (Photos to come soon.) Chau!