Final Thoughts

Leaving Chile was really hard, I learned to love the country with its wonderful culture and people. I wish I would have had more time to explore the rest of it, but I am hoping to one-day return. I loved doing the touristy things, but I loved immersing myself in the culture more. What I will miss the most is the food and markets. The food because it was always so fresh and inexpensive, especially the completoes. Someone should definitely bring those to the US, but for now I can only attempt to make my own. As for the markets I enjoyed all the handmade items. They were always sturdy and were never overpriced. You could see quality and time put into the item and that makes me want to buy it more. One thing I did like about the markets that are different from America is the fact that you can negotiate prices in Chile. A trick I learned was to just add Po at the end of my sentence and for some reason it would work. I would always come out with a lot of stuff at a reasonable price. As for the thing that stuck to me the most about the trip was the long standing question of whether or not Salvador Allende committed suicide or if he was murdered. After everything I had learned through the people of Chile, research, and finally listening to his last speech I never thought for a second that he committed suicide. I know what I am saying may be controversial, but hear me out someone who stayed in that palace and was calm, collect, and passionate for what he believed in until the bombs were going off would not have killed himself. I think he accepted his fate as soon as he started giving his last speech and I do believe his hope was to deliver his message and hoped that it lived on even after his death. Regardless everyone is entitled to make their own judgement. Regardless I fell in love with this country and I cannot wait to go back.