My favorite part of today’s adventure is that we were able to explore the PUC Lo Contador campus. It’s cool to see how different other schools are compared to Knowlton. My favorite part of the campus would have to be the stair design in different buildings. The use of different materials for one stairway was very common among the buildings that we toured. The yellow and red stairs also contrasted with the neutral stairs around campus. I was really impressed with the auditorium space and loved how the seats were bleachers. For some reason I’ve never thought to use bleachers for a lecture hall space but it truly is a good idea to get the most use out of an area. One thing about Santiago is the variety of different trees and plants that can even be found in the city. Some of these plants are a lot different than the ones that we have in the U.S., however I was far too familiar with this buckeye tree. Brett found the buckeye tree on our way back to the hotel from Lo Contador by seeing stray buckeyes on the sidewalk. It was good to see a taste of home and to know that there is some luck with us on the trip.
Stairs near Lo Contador library
Brett holds buckeyes that we found on the street.