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Reentry - Final Survey Questions

luciasuerte — 2005-08-22T11:08:07-05:00

Here's the final questions of the reentry survey: Would you recommend to a friend that they should study abroad? Would you recommend Chile? Would you recommend your program? All of the above. Study abroad i

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Reentry Continued

luciasuerte — 2005-08-18T12:08:28-05:00

Here's some more of that survey! What was your favorite class/who was your favorite professor? Why? I really enjoyed my "Picaresque Spanish Novel" class; the professor was insanely difficult, the work was mu

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I'm Back

luciasuerte — 2005-08-17T10:08:43-05:00

Here are some of my answers to a reentry survey I completed: How did it feel packing your bags for what would be the last time this semester? Although I had packed my bags countless times throughout the sem

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Reality Check

luciasuerte — 2005-07-18T10:07:31-05:00

4am. Bitter cold. 19 cummulative layers of clothing. My two friends and I boarded the "Geyser Tour" van anxious to catch a glimpse of dramatic eruptions in the...

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Bolivian Flamingos

luciasuerte — 2005-07-11T08:07:01-05:00

After some essential grocery shopping and laundry, we boarded yet another Turbus Tuesday night, trading the (comparatively) balmy breezes of Iquique for the cooler "antiplano" climate of San Pedro de...

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The Epic Journey Continues...

luciasuerte — 2005-07-06T09:07:37-05:00

The night of my last entry, I had another new, travel-related experience. South American food poisioning. The morning of our Machu Picchu tour dawned bright and sunny; I waved goodbye from the bathroom...

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Dining on Cui in Perù

luciasuerte — 2005-06-28T09:06:27-05:00

I have now officially sampled Cui, one of Peru's most prized national dishes. My roasted guinea pig arrived to our table tonight complete with tail, claws, and a toothy smile (at least until a friend...

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Lomito Party & Viaje Final

luciasuerte — 2005-06-23T08:06:48-05:00

Aaahh, exam week in Chile. Suffocating under mountains of papers, books, and to-do lists, I felt it was time to do like any conscientious college student and throw a party (at my elderly host mother`s...

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White Picket Fence

luciasuerte — 2005-06-20T08:06:38-05:00

Between cramming for finals and helping my host mother debate whether or not to adorn our new stereo with ceramic elephants, (which are gradually taking over the living room,) I have been spending more time in...

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Going to Oz

luciasuerte — 2005-06-13T03:06:41-05:00

Study abroad horror stories. Losing credit cards, money, digital camaras. Being mugged. Accidentally eating undercooked cow tongue. Though I have survived all these things and more, I recently...

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