The Third Day, May 10, 2011: Chilean Business, Presentations, and Reggaeton

Today started a little later, taking off around 10:15 AM.  We had lectures about Chilean Business, and it actually covered a good portion of Latin America.  It was interesting to see the comparison of Chile versus other Latin American countries, and then how they all compared to United States.  Jaime, the professor lecturing to us, was very laid back, and open to any questions we had.  His English was nearly perfect, and the greater portion of the lecture was more like a conversation than a lecture.  We asked him his opinion on various things from politics in Latin American countries to different economic conditions and business ideas.  He was very knowledgeable about such a wide array of topics, he definitely helped to enlighten us to many different things.  Between the two sections of the lecture we had about an hour to burn, so we all headed to the computer lab to relax for a bit.  It was funny, because all of us Americans sitting in the computer lab must have been quite a sight, some Chilean students walking by stopped to take a picture!  I can't say that all of us don't stand out among the locals though.  After finishing with the lectures, we had another dancing class, this time it was Reggaeton.  I have to say that the Chilean dancing is quite different to what we're used to in the United States.  But we all had a good time, and had a good laugh at ourselves and the moves we were trying to doing.  Although it is cold, dancing is definitely a great way to warm up.  When we returned to the hotel, a small group of us headed to the taco bar for dinner.  The food was good, and the service was friendly.  Then a few of us headed out with the Chileans to a pub.  The drinks were cheap, and we all had lots of fun.  I feel like the Chileans enjoy showing us around and just letting us have a good time.  Have to wake up early tomorrow for our first company tours, it should be a good day!