High School Summer Abroad Blog

Today we went to “Scuola Italiana” (an Italian school), where we played basketball and volleyball with sophomore Chilean students. In this type of school, students learn Italian at a very... keep reading

Yesterday, participants traveled about 20 minutes outside of Valparaíso to Playa Acapulco in Viña del Mar to take advantage of the sun with a yoga class on the beach! Because... keep reading

Today we went to a technical high school called Instituto Tecnico Profesional Marítimo. In Chile, there are two types of high schools. There are traditional high schools where students learn... keep reading

Our level 1 students are challenging themselves to speak in Spanish as much as possible! This week's theme has been discovery through travel and for their week 3 project, each... keep reading

Yesterday participants learned a traditional dance from the island of Rapa Nui, known in English as Easter Island. While Rapa Nui lies over 2,000 miles from the Chilean coast, they... keep reading

Today we went on a Naval Ship in Valparaiso. We went to “Molo de Abrigo”. There we spoke to a naval officer and two other members of the Chilean Navy... keep reading

As part of the Language and Culture curriculum here in Valparaíso, students have a few Misiónes Ñ each week in which they take what they learned in the classroom and... keep reading

Today, we decided to highlight some of our students and their homestay families. Each student was paired up with a Chilean family that lives in Valparaiso or Viña del Mar... keep reading

Our second full weekend in Chile was a ton of fun- it was our weekend getaway to "El Quisco", which is a Chilean coastal town. Despite it being on the... keep reading

Hello from Santiago! As I sit down to write this post, it is the last week of our time here in Chile and the students are busy preparing for their... keep reading

Today, the students did a scavenger hunt in Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción. The tasks included some of the following: find a dog house with a dog in it, follow... keep reading

This morning, participants woke up bright and early for our day trip to Santiago, Chile's capital city. Santiago is home to more than 5 million people, and lies about an... keep reading

Today we visited one of Pablo Neruda’s homes, La Sebastiana, which he named after the builder Sebastian Collado. Neruda’s home overlooks nearly all of Valparaiso from “Cerro Florida”. Pablo Neruda... keep reading

Saturday morning was an early one for us! Most of us had alarm clocks going off in the 5:00 or 6:00 hour of the morning, but for a good reason... keep reading

We have been busy learning, doing, exploring, and adventuring over here in Santiago! Everyday has been packed from morning until night, but with lots of relaxation and down time built... keep reading