Story Location: Chile
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Leap of Faith: Finding a Place of Worship Abroad
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More than 5,000 miles from her home in Colorado, Jessica Saffold walked around a nondescript glass office building in the business district of Santiago, Chile. She was looking for The Life Church, a house of worship recommended to her by a new friend she met at university orientation. Not knowing what to expect, Jessica stepped…
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Am I Doing Study Abroad Right?!— The Fear of Missing Out While Abroad
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“You are abroad — you should take advantage of this opportunity!” I heard this well-meaning phrase a lot while studying abroad and perhaps most often repeated to myself in the back of my mind whenever I tried to make a decision in Chile. But what seems like a motivating combination of words can actually be…
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5 Ways to Survive and Thrive as a Vegetarian Abroad
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“A special note to vegetarians: vegetarians are poorly understood in Latin America, and they are often undernourished.” After reading this sentence in the IFSA-Butler housing application, I began to worry. As someone who has been mostly vegetarian all my life and fully vegetarian for over 5 years, I couldn’t help it as thoughts started running…
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We Create Community: Mural Painting in Valparaíso – A Digital Story
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“Although my physical presence in the city of Valpo was temporary, the mark I left was permanent.”In the wake of the devastating 2012 fire, Carly found a way to connect to the city through a community art project for a local school. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ahdAnpSkQds?feature=oembed Carly Weisenberg is a Psychology student at the University of Denver and…
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Breathless – A Digital Story
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“This is Chile, where things don’t always make sense – in the most beautiful way.” Cecilia catches her breath in the Atacama Desert. https://www.youtube.com/embed/RHYuii5ipMI?feature=oembed Cecilia Tripoli is a student at Wheaton College of Massachusetts and studied abroad with IFSA-Butler’s Chilean Universities Program in Santiago, Chile.
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Integration: Trying Everything on my Plate
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When I think about my time in Chile, I think about the people I met, the places I visited, and of course the food I ate. Many students talk about a place’s cuisine when they travel and share their experience abroad, but I’d like to think I’ve got a different perspective. As a self-proclaimed picky…
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Dancing My Way Through Chile
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Dance transcends the language barrier. For Kirsten, studying abroad didn’t mean leaving behind her passion for dance, but rather using it as a way to more fully immerse herself in Chilean culture. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QlrUqTrWgrU?feature=oembed
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