This trip started off a little rocky- Delta employees at Sky Harbor did not want to let me on the plane unless I had an extended visa for Chile-which I did not. Luckily they decided to trust me and believe that I would pay for an extended tourist visa once I was in Santiago (like I had planned). The rest of the trip was pretty peaceful, and by the time we flew over the Andes I was very excited and the trip finally seemed real. Santiago is a fun city, with very nice people and many many sweet street dogs! I'll include some pictures of my new friends in their cute sweaters :) My vocabulary for Spanish food is clearly lacking so restaurants have been an interesting experience, but I love that people drink beer and wine from lunch time on until dinner (which seems to be anywhere from 9pm-12am). The people of Santiago are so patient and understanding with me, always taking a lot of time to figure out what I'm trying to say.
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| Rinconada de Maipu |
I have been visiting with collaborators from Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile and Universidad de Chile to discuss my degu research. We also visited the research station in Rinconada de Maipu, where Dr. Hayes and Dr. Ebensperger have been studying degus for 10+ years.
Katie, Erin, and I were super excited to finally see degus running around in the wild!!!
I told some family members I was trying to video blog....I started off strong but I doubt it will continue.
Flying to Santiago 6/9/14
First day in our hostel 6/10/14
Katie's birthday! 6/11/14
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