Day 11: Tour of the Port

Today we had a tour of the port and a barbecue at professor Werner's house. 

We had a free morning, which I used to walk around by the beach and relax. It is nice to have a flexible schedule and be able to chose what we want to do. We got some food and then came back to the hotel for the tour of the port. 

We took the bus to the port and first had a quick presentation by Camillo who used to help with the plus 3 program when he was a student at Santa Maria. He told us about the history about the port and how it runs on a daily basis. I was so surprised to learn about how intricate the workings of the port were. It was also interesting to learn about how this port interacts with others in the world and how it contributes to the city. This port employees many people from the hills of Valparaiso, so it is really integrating into the city. 

After our presentation, we went on a bus tour of the port. It was so cool to see all the technical machinery in action. The port obviously runs on a very tight system, and it was interesting to observe it in action. 

After our tour, we had some free time before dinner by the port. I did some shopping and then we were on our way. 

For dinner, we had more choripan and kebabs. It was all delicious and so filling! After dinner, we walked back down the hill to the hotel.

Tomorrow we have our company visit to LAN, which I am very excited about. We also have reggae ton lessons which will be an interesting experience...