Hi, my name is Brooke Heidenthal. I am a freshman and plan on majoring in Landscape Architecture with a minor in Humanitarian Engineering. I was born in Columbus, Ohio and have lived here all my life. In my free time I enjoying doing anything outside. During the warmer seasons I am constantly outside going on bike rides, hanging out in the park, or walking around exploring random places with my friends. I have been very fortunate to be able to travel overseas quite a bit. I competed in the World Championships of Irish Dance six times so I got to travel to many places such as London, Glasgow, Dublin, Belfast, Montreal, and many more. On all of these trips I had some free time to explore but these places were all very similar culturally. This is what made me want to go on the Santiago trip because I feel Santiago will be very different from the places I have gone to. I am very excited to see a different way of life and a part of the world I would not normally travel to, especially in a way related to what I am studying.