nickdechile

Just got back. Italy was the most disappointing places that I have ever visited. I went during the summer, horrible time, and it was just infested with tourists and there was nothing absolutely stunning about it. The Italians that I encountered were rude. I was sick with strep throat and a horrible cold, stranded in the airport after a flight was cancelled, dehydrated, and the police laughed at me when I asked for water.

I just returned from living abroad in Chile and I thought that Chile was more developed and beautiful. Try South America for a more authentic experience. Italy is way too cliche.

I do, however, plan on going back one day during off season. Maybe it’ll be different.

i lived in Chile for a year with a Chilean family – and still can’t do this. i HAVE done it very very few times without realizing it, i want to be able to do it on command!

If you only want to go to one country, you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.

Chances of you going to Japan are slim, since everyone and their mom wants to go there. There’s absolutely no where else that you want to go?

I spent my year abroad in Chile and it was absolutely incredible. Would do it again in a second even though the experience is ridiculously hard. 6 months of torture and 3 months of fun – worth every penny!

I was a Rotary Exchange Student in Chile and would do anything to go back to South America to live after college!

I was just accepted to the University of Texas at Austin recently, what should I do if I want to join the Peace Corps? Do we need nearly perfect averages, good leadership, what?

Too expensive, I give up.

Maybe grad school? Going to UT Austin next year, good luck yall!

Too expensive, I give up.

Maybe grad school? Going to UT Austin next year, good luck yall!

I lived in rural Chile as an exchange student – want to go back!

I am in the same boat as you. Awesome class rank, great extracar. activities, and my ACT scores scream – community college!

I blame it all on doing a study abroad to Chile. Losing a year of HS bites you in the ass in the end. Shame how society works haha.

Good luck!
Hopefully they’ll look over the fact that standardized tests are BS!

I did this in Pucón, Chile. It was incredible. We were going down these crazy rivers surrounded by mountains, it was pouring down raining, and I ended up flying out of the boat in a strong rapid. Oops. It was incredible.

Never will forget it.

I have been to Bariloche in Argentina. It was incredible. Also visited the whole Chilean side practically. And within the next two months I will be visiting Torres del Paine.

WORTH IT! It´s beautiful.

I should be doing this within the next two months down here in Chile with my host mom. I am excited. Chilean Wine is incredible!

I spent the 2005-2006 school year in a little tiny wine town in the Central Valley of Chile. I am still here but I am leaving in June. Hardest and most rewarding experience of my life. Chile has become my second home. Studying abroad, especially in High School, isn´t right for everyone. It is very difficult. Everyday requires something new – always something new to learn, something to feel, something to become frustrated over. But it is an incredible experience.

So I cannot say that I am COMPLETELY fluent in Spanish. I have been living in Chile since August of 2005. I am 16 years old and was sent down here on a Rotary International Youth Exchange. I have been able to become bicultural (almost) and have friends that speak COMPLETELY in Spanish without feeling uncomfortable. I plan on continuing Spanish when I return back to Texas.

Aprendan Español!