{"id":1651,"date":"2015-09-09T11:06:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T01:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/student-life-in-brisbane\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2015-08-19T15:07:15","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T05:07:15","slug":"my-chile-experience-south-america-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2015\/09\/09\/my-chile-experience-south-america-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"My Chile experience : South America &amp; Spanish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I chose UAI, the partner institution, because I wanted to go to a country where I could learn Spanish in South America. It was out of Colombia or Chile but I felt that Chile might be safer, and also offers more as far as natural beauty. This definitely turned out to be true! Chile was an absolutely stunning country to travel. From the beautiful desert in the north, to the misty lakes region and mystic island of Chilo\u00e9, to majestic Patagonia and Torres del Paine National Park in the south. As I was overseas from the start of July to the start of February, I also spent time in the States, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1652\" style=\"width: 728px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/student-life-in-brisbane\/files\/2015\/07\/3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1652 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/student-life-in-brisbane\/files\/2015\/07\/3.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Day, 2014, spent with at Lake Llanquihue, Puerto Varas, overlooking two volcanos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I took a Spanish course one night a week for 6 months before going to Chile but it was NOT ENOUGH. Nothing can prepare you for Chilean Spanish \u2013 it is the worst of all Spanish. It is extremely quick, they don\u2019t pronounce many consonants in words and they have a lot of slang. If I could do one thing different it would be not just to study Spanish before going but LISTEN and WATCH Chilean Spanish in movies, TV shows, youtube clips, podcasts. At least just Google some common Chilean phrases! You can know \u201ctextbook perfect Spanish\u201d but this will not help you with the Chileans. However, once you get the hang of it you will love the Chileanismos and it\u2019s fun using them everyday. Best to incorporate as many into your speech as possible so you don\u2019t just sound like a clueless gringo, and trust me they appreciate it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1653\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1653\" style=\"width: 738px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/student-life-in-brisbane\/files\/2015\/07\/4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1653 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/student-life-in-brisbane\/files\/2015\/07\/4.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"738\" height=\"560\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With Emma, a friend from my exchange program, in the beautiful San Pedro de Atacama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I chose UAI, the partner institution, because I wanted to go to a country where I could learn Spanish in South America. 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