Hello to everyone! First of all, thank you for taking the time to read about our experiences in Chile. Our posts will vary from our work with our respective NGO's, to our travels around Santiago and Chile, and even touch upon our personal thoughts and feelings about the trip.
First of all, my name is Julio C Ramirez and I am a rising junior at Duke. I’m an Economics and Spanish double-major and this summer I’ll be working with Accion Emprendedora. I’m excited about the trip because I plan to do business one day and I know I’ll be learning useful tactics to help me out in the future. I’m also intrigued to learn from the alumni of AE and to see how they’ve progressed with their businesses and to meet the new micro entrepreneurs that we will be teaching. I enjoy traveling and that makes me excited about traversing Santiago and Chile and getting to know the country better. I’m also curious to see how Chilean (in terms of clothing and language) I’ll become and how I’ll be able to adapt to a new country. I’m Latino but I’ve never traveled to South America so I can’t wait to expand my knowledge about my people. In addition, Duke Engage participants will be doing a home stay in different areas around Santiago. There are a total of 7 participants going on this trip. The other six are Christine Contreras (senior), Laura Hart (senior), Eduardo Leal (junior), Jon Salzman (Junior), Callie Berkowitz (junior), and Sofi Becerra (sophomore). We will also meet Antonio Arce, our director, and Marlen Joquera, our on-ground coordinator. Jon and Laura will be working with La Comunidad while the rest of us will be with Accíon Emprendedora. I'm excited about living in Santiago Centro, which is essentially downtown Santiago.
Stay tuned to learn about our upcoming work and experiences!
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