Anani Galindo ’19
主要的: English
Hometown: East Los Angeles, Calif.
Program: Middlebury Schools Abroad, Chile

Santiago的米德里课程不仅因为它的位置而引起了我的注意，而且还因为该计划为其学生提供了护理。我一直喜欢西班牙语。此外，智利在非常有趣的时间，社会，政治和文化中生活。我想用自己的眼睛看到它，并从首都的学生和居民那里汲取灵感。

What are you studying?

The academic program at Alberto Hurtado University is pretty rigorous. I am taking four courses: Two of them are about the history of Chile and Latin America, and the others are about the literature of Latin America and Chile, specifically. The students are very well-versed in the literature of their country and speak of it with great admiration. The academic life is quite different. It is much more relaxed, but that does not necessarily mean that it is any less challenging. The relaxed atmosphere helps me take my time with assignments and ask questions if I have them.

你在哪里living, and what are your favorite activities?

I am living with the wonderful Plaza-Lluza family. They have introduced me to Santiago in a way that I would have never experienced if I came alone. We sit together and converse about politics and culture over our meals. They have introduced me to several other activities around the city, including the Catholic tradition they are very much involved in. I travel a lot through the city, scavenging for bookstores and rigorously reading through Chile’s historic and rich literary tradition.

What has surprised you most about life in Chile?

The student life in Santiago is very relaxed and incredibly stimulating. It is difficult to speak about literary theory in Spanish, but that doesn’t deter me from enjoying the class discussions. The skies of northern Chile are stunning. I went on a weekend trip to the renowned desert of San Pedro de Atacama and went on an astronomy tour late at night. It was freezing cold, but the sights were spectacular. We were able to see theVía Lacteaacross the sky. We saw Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with our bare eyes.