Final lecture! This morning we took the bus to the
university for our final lecture with Jaime. This was also when we were going
to give our presentations. Everyone’s presentations went really well. It was
good, too because it forced us to think again about our companies and what we’d
learned from the first visits. It was
pretty nerve-wracking, however, because Jaime was asking tough questions. I
think he is somewhat intimidating as a professor, though very intelligent and
knowledgeable about a wide variety of subjects.
After the lecture we hung out for a while in the courtyard
at the center of campus. Then we headed to the mall to pick up a quick lunch
before going to play soccer. We met up with the two Javiers, Ignacio,
Sebastian, and others to play a few rounds of soccer (or fútbol as the Chileans
call it). We split into 4 teams of six and rotated to change the teams after
one goal was scored.
If it wasn’t going to be clear from the start, the Chileans
ended up dominating. These guys really know how to play soccer! Even the ones
that claimed to not be very good of course were amazing. Jorge too showed us
all up with his skills. I played to my usual ability, which is quite poor, but
still had fun anyway. No one took it too seriously, but it was great to have
some friendly competition. I also talked to Sebastian for a little on the sidelines
about how different the Chilean dialect is in comparison to that of other South
American countries. Listening to the conversation between him and Javier was
hilarious because even though they were speaking Spanish, no one could understand
a word. I wonder if I should have been learning Spanish or Chilean all these
years...
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