I am still thinking about how awesome this past weekend was. I had an amazing time at the campo, made so by the family that we stayed with (and of course the beauty of the Chilean landscape). The asado was incredible! Although there is always waaaayyyy too much food whenever Dukeengage kiddies get together. But, even more than the food, was the kindness and generosity with which we were treated this past weekend. Marlen's family was generous to a fault, always asking what we wanted to eat (and offering way more than humanly possible to actually consume) and just being extremely attentive to anything we could possibly want.
I think one thing that I will always take back with me from Chile is the cariño of the people. It seems that almost anywhere I find myself, there is a Chilean person willing to lend a hand. I cannot even name the number of times that Katie, Priyanka, Emily and I have gotten lost looking for the place we are doing our interviews and have had numerous Chilean people help us out (whether it be by giving directions or talking on the phone to the microentrepreneur we are meeting with because we have no idea what streets they are talking about). I think that has actually been one of my favorite side-effects of our AE project, the interaction with Chileans that we would never have had had we just stayed in the central office.
Anyways, the couple days of countrylife were a perfect getaway from all the smog in Santiago right now! I had a really great time, and it was fun bonding with Dukies (Marlen’s an honorary Dukie). The hike on Saturday was a really great way to get to see the life in that part of Chile as well as making for great photos. And Sunday’s horseback ride was lots of fun, although the first hour definitely more so than the second. :D
All in all, great four weeks and I’m really looking forward to four more!
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