Much to Learn

So far, this trip has been amazing. The weather is super super nice. I've already gotten a little sunburnt but it's okay because it'll turn to tan.

For this blog post, we were asked to discuss something that we've learned and reflect on it.

One thing that I thought was very interesting was when we went to Cemetario General de Santiago. We were on a walking tour (three hours remember...) and the tour guide stated that this particular cemetery is larger than over 100 football fields.

Just the thought of how large this place is was incredible to me... Mostly because I would one hundred percent get lost.

But anyways, after the tour, we returned to the cemetery after lunch. Our professor, Dr. Rojas, took us to Violeta Parra's resting place. It had many flowers around in and after hearing her story it was very interesting. If you don't know much about Violeta Parra, I highly recommend looking her up and also listening to her music. Also, if you ever get the chance to travel to Chile, you should visit her museum in Santiago.

The next resting place we visited was Victor Jara's. We saw his original burial, which is still kept up. The outside is painted red so it stands out. After the war was over, they transferred his body to a bigger tomb. And let me just tell you, it was incredible. The amount of little things people left for him and how it was all put together and kept neat.

We also saw a few other famous graves throughout walking around. This place was incredible. Granted, a cemetery is definitely not incredible. However, I think because of the size and the amount of people and how it is all kept up is just amazing. I was very impressed.

This experience really stuck with me because it was incredible to see. We don't have anything like that in the United States as far as I know.

Even though we have already learned a lot, there is still so much to take in.

Until next time...

Stay classy my friends : )