Today, we arrived at Chile at around 7:05 am after a nine-hour flight. Before getting off the plane, I had to make sure that I stashed my one-pound bag of cashew nuts (My hunger got the best of me and made me forget the fact that bringing nuts into Chile was illegal). After paying the $140 to immigration and passing through costumes, we went on the search for our bus and some sort of currency exchange (ATM). The most memorable part of this was being confronted with brisk-cold weather of Chile and seeing the first--of many to come—set of stray dogs.
After finding our bus and completely a 1.5-hour drive, we reached our hotel, Hotel Las Americas. To say the least, I was completely shocked when I first saw the facility and the rooms. Just the day before, I saw a website that was very misleading with my mother. However, I ended up liking the actual/real hotel better than the fictional one; I was intrigued by a style of hotel that I have never seen before, including weird/unpredictable twists and turns of the hallways and the room layouts (it added so much more character to the overall environment of Chile.
For the rest of day serendipity took control; the group and I meandered around the city, parks, and shops. We ate lunch at a diner where I had a humongous hot-dog covered in seemingly endless layers of cheese and ate dinner at a very tasty restaurant--I was surprised at how well my stomach responded to the foreign food.
I am very excited to continue to explore Chile as well as learn about business through the university and company visits. I look forward to the days to come!!
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