Chile

By Grace W.

Published Sept. 30, 2026

I’m just shy of the one-month mark in my journey through Chile. I’m living in Valparaíso, a city on the bay about an hour and a half from Santiago, the capital of Chile. So far, I’ve traveled throughout Valparaíso and its neighboring cities Viña del Mar and Concón, along with the south in a rural…

By Grace W.

Published Sept. 17, 2026

My first two weeks of school, along with acclimating to my homestay, have definitely been a new experience. The house I’m living in is just my host mom, Diela and me. The other four members of my host family (Paulina, Víctor, Trini and Amelia) live up the staircase in the house right next door, and…

By Carly G.

Published Oct. 16, 2025

In October, one of the girls in my program, Bekah, and I decided to travel to Chile. Living in Buenos Aires is incredibly fast-paced, and after a few weekends in the big city, we needed to try something new. Thus, we booked a flight to Chile, spending a weekend in the environment surrounding Santiago and…

By Kathryn E.

Published Dec. 7, 2023

After finishing up my semester at my local university in Buenos Aires, some friends and I headed to Chile to spend a week hiking through the Andes mountain. Months before, we had booked with a local travel company that helped us secure campsites throughout the trail, along with three meals a day, entrance fees to…