Presentations and Lecture

Today, Monday, May 13th, we went to our last lecture of the trip with Jaime to learn more about our companies and more about Chilean education and economy. We also were presenting to Jaime about all we learned about our companies that we researched. Each group took turns presenting confidently about their research on Chilean companies. Finally, it was my group's turn to present about the winery Vina Indomita. We presented about how the company economically competes and gains its success as a smaller winery that sells mostly internationally. I mainly focused on the innovations and impacts of the wine market and how they affect the company. Jaime then had a discussion with us about the changes in global consumption and production of wine and implied its affects on companies worldwide, including Vina Indomita. Even though I haven't much studied economic concepts like this, I found it interesting that small changes in conditions of the market can greatly affect businesses. We then had an intensive discussion about the differences we have noticed between Chilean culture and American culture.  Jaime explained to us where many of the differences come from and how they affect the country all together. We then were dismissed from our final lecture and spent some time stretching outside in the courtyard. On campus, a small, tranquil, emerald rectangle  was surrounded by stone buildings of higher education. A large cannon aimed out to sea and beyond was the city of Valparaiso being warmed by the autumn sun. After our calming campus experience, we left for a fast food lunch at the mall and up to play some futbol with the Chilean students. It is common knowledge that soccer is so important everywhere else in the world besides the United States, but I didn't quite understand how far reaching it was. Everyone was experienced in the sport. Everyone played for a team. Everyone was eager to play. If nothing else, it is a uniting activity in Chile, Latin America, and globally. We left after spending a long time on the pitch, needing to recharge to prepare for a long day of company visits. Tomorrow, I will try to learn as much as possible about Chilean industry. Until then! Gracias!