Day two in Santiago was amazing to say the least. Starting the day on the Paris/ London street was a great way to start the day. I got to reflect on the horrors of human society and how even though everything may seem miserable and hopeless, true beauty can come from the darkest and most wretched of times. On a lighter note the best part of that walk were meeting the precious dogs! I loved how they followed us to the Pre-Colombian museum and then waited for us at the door of the museum. It was a high point of my day and explained why Chileans are so happy!
Analyzing the Plaza de Armas was most difficult than I thought it would be. The plaza appeared to have a very irregular set up at human scale upon first glance. When you looked into the placement of the palms and other trees, there did appear to have some sort of loose grid organization that then set up the organization for the circular planters. I also appreciated how the planets functioned as seating to add another layer of depth to the landscape. Overall analyzing the ladscape allowed me to better understand how and why it worked.
The group dinner was delicious and I had so much fun getting to know some new people! Chile is wonderful and I can’t wait to see what else it has to offer the rest of this week! Audios!