It is almost a week after we came back to Columbus from Santiago, and the first thing first I felt when we back here was cold, really cold. After adapting to the charming weather in Santiago, I stand in front of my wardrobe don’t know what to was to stay warm in this cold weather for this whole week. It is so depressing to put all the summer clothes back into the suitcase under my bed, and I can’t even imagine we were far away from Columbus in South America just a week before. The whole trip seems like a dream now, all the views, architectures, and foods are unreal. The only thing can remind me is the photos.

Although it is not the first time I travel, obviously I attended a study abroad program while I am studying abroad… which I won’t really feel homesick. But lots of things in Santiago reminds me about Taiwan and I just realize that I am now alone and 18 hours flight from home. When we went to the beach in Santiago, everything at that moment brought me back to Taiwan, conquered me with nothing but everything that it could offer. I never travel with a group before except the volunteering project, and truly grateful to everyone in this trip that brought so much of joy into the journey and made my first group trip unforgettable.

After returning to reality from the wonderland, life becomes so busy and full of exams and papers. But I am glad that there are only less than 40 days till summer break and my freshman year. Hope everything goes smoothly. Summer break road trip counting down.

Day five & six

These two days we went to lots of beautiful place. Yesterday we went to the Valparaiso, an awesome beach town. We first went to the Pablo Neruda’s house, La Sebastiana, which was a small but wonderful house. All the collections inside the house had their own history and story and it made the house more meaningful and unique. There is a Moai scruple next to the window I second floor, and I think it is a interesting moment that the house eventually having something about Chilean instead lots of the collections from other countries. After that we having a two hours walk of the neighbor, all the arts were so special and colorful and I really enjoyed the tour. And we ended up the day on the beach which was a nightlight of this trip.

Today we first go to the cathedral that we can’t go inside last time. Then we go to the museum of memory, it is a meaningful museum which make we feel really heavy but amaze at the same time by the history. The space on second floor is the best place of the museum. Surrounding by the plastic rolls that symbolize the candle, and the glass wall showing the reflection of it which make the place looks like surrounded by the candles. After that we walking on the street and there are some art market which I find lots of fun stuff. And we also go to the park and spend some time to sketch. Can’t wait for tomorrow and I hope I will survive after the nine hours hiking.

Day three& four

These two days we went to lots of amazing place that is so remarkable for me. And I also got lots of nice photos which is the most excited thing.

Yesterday, I looked at the whole view of Santiago at 62nd floor of the Costanera Center and having a video record. The time-lapse video shown the traffic of city and how the shadow of the Costanera Center changed. It was really cool to see the shadow moves while the time pass. Although it’s not a super high building (compare with Taipei 101), it’s nice to see the wild view with the details of the city and having the nature light coming down from above in the open space. And the lunch we had in Mestizo was so good just as the architecture itself.

Today we go to the San Joaquin and PUC. It is cool to have such a experience of visiting other campus in different country. And I think it is also interesting to be able to compare Knowlton with the other architecture school. I get my best photo(I think it is the best today) of today at PUC which is the reflection from the window of the college students while they setting up the event. And we also find the buckeye tree when we on the way back to hotel, the Chilean buckeye thrill me up so much and giving us a great ending with the picture.

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O-H-I-O! Chilean Buckeye.

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Chilean version of Knowlton big stairs.

After the 15 hours traveling, we finally made it to Santiago. I took the photos of people holding their passport while we at the CMH. The photos just make me feel we’re so ready for the trip, and I made it to the slide video yesterday.
The first day in Santiago we went to the Cerro San Cristobal, and having the incredible view when we take the cable car. But the funicular wasn’t as fast as I thought (it looks like the free falling…). After that we went to the Park de la Infancia, it just makes people become a big child and having lots of fun there.
Today, one of the most embarrassed day in my life. When we at the museum, I feel badly by the art barrier right in front of the Inca statutes, and there was so quiet that everyone looks at me because the huge sound l made. And the securities came to me start to speak Spanish which just makes me more confuse. But I’m glad I didn’t break anything there.

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