{"id":14196,"date":"2024-04-17T14:48:29","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T13:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/?p=14196"},"modified":"2025-05-22T17:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:06:59","slug":"life-in-chile-a-guide-for-your-year-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.york.ac.uk\/student-voices\/2024\/04\/17\/life-in-chile-a-guide-for-your-year-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in Chile: A guide for your year abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hi! My name is Karina (she\/her), I\u2019m a Spanish and Linguistics (BA) student, and I\u2019m currently completing my year abroad<\/a> in Santiago, Chile. Having been in Santiago for more than eight months, it now feels like my home away from home.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I applied to study in Chile last year, I felt like there were no other students I could turn to for advice, considering the last student to go to Chile for their year abroad was prior to the pandemic. Now, I am more than confident to take on the role and share my advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating Chileanism<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So, you have just travelled halfway across the world to South America, a completely different hemisphere, language, and culture. There is no doubt you will be overwhelmed with all sorts of emotions. However, there\u2019s a reason you chose Chile, and that will keep all those doubts at bay. You will soon start to notice how different it is from any other South American country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chile is known in the Latin American world for its distinct accent. Forget what you learned in your Spanish lessons at school because it will definitely be different here. It took me a good few weeks to understand what the professors and my fellow classmates were saying to me. Luckily, they are very patient and won\u2019t switch to English but instead try to help you. This wouldn\u2019t be a top tips guide if I didn\u2019t explain some Chilean slang:<\/p>\n\n\n\n