Hola a todos! Today was our third to last full day here in Chile, and it is hard to see it going by so fast! I am not even close to being ready to head back to the states, we have been having way too good of a time here. Today began early, hopping on the bus at 8:45 to head to our first company visit of the day, our visit to Hela, the company my group did our presentations on. Hela is a tool manufacturer, mainly focusing on paintbrushes and wire wheels, which are then sold to large factories or companies. It was cool seeing the processes of how the brushes and wheels are made, especially after having done so much research on the company. After Hela, we then visited Centauros, a food canning company, famous in Chile for their tomatoes and tomato paste. We received a tour of their factories and saw the canning process and how that works, and we got to try several of their products, including the canned tomatoes and tomato paste, delicious canned peaches, and pumpkin puree, which looked like baby food but tasted amazing. After this visit and smelling and tasting the food, we were all starving, so we stopped and got delicious empanadas for lunch. In case I haven't described empanadas before, they are a common Chilean fast food, most similar to a small, fried calazone, filled with delicious ingredients like cheese, beef, steak, shrimp, chicken, and vegetables. I got corn, chicken, and cheese in mine, they were so delicious! After the empanadas, we went to the university to learn how to dance Cueca, the national dance of Chile. I was worried it was gonna be stiff and not enjoyable to learn, but it was actually quite fun,as it was alot about the flirting that goes on between guys and girls, so it was light and fun to do. And now we are back at the hotel, doing our nightly blogs, waiting till we get hungry to go out to dinner.
Fun fact of the day: Centauros is currently producing celery juice to be sold in Japan and South Korea, where it is very popular.
Pumpkin puree making machine
Our Cueca teachers showing off their moves and authentic Chilean garb
Hasta mañana,
Christian
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