We went down to Santiago for our second day. First, we visited the stock market, Bolsa de Volors, with a lecture about their stock market. One thing the woman discussed was MILA, which was a trade agreement between Chile, Peru, and Columbia and was very important for the stock exchange. Then we actually went down to the trading floor. Before we went I thought this was shocking, because that would be difficult to do in Wall Street; however here, almost all of the selling is done at the companies' individual offices. There were only a few people actually working there when we went to visit and it was so quiet-- much different from the US. After Bolsa, we walked around the city, and saw many things, including the President's house. We went into a huge cathedral and a museum about Chile's national history. For lunch, we went to a seafood market. We walked around after we ate and saw all sorts of fresh fish and meats. Its something we never see very often in the US. Before heading home we took another incline. This one was much more stable, a nice surprise. Half-way up is a zoo. I think that it is a very interesting place to put a bunch of animals. At the top of the hill, there was an old outdoor church and a huge statue of the Virgin Mary. The statue was so prominent, with Mary overlooking the city. Seeing this really showed how important religion is to Chileans. Its a bit harder to see that in the United States because there isn't one hugely dominant religion, at least where I live. After that we headed back to the university for reggaeton lessons. We had an audience for a while and they thought our dancing was pretty entertaining, but then the joined us for a bit. This dancing was harder than salsa but it was still fun. Tomorrow includes more lectures at the university and visiting LAN airlines.
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