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By Harriet Winterer from Colby College Homestays part two! Unfortunately, my counterpart Jackson (you may know him from the first homestays blog) felt gravely ill halfway through our homestay. Luckily, I was ready to step into the role. We were…
By Kyle Miller from Montana State University November 20-27, 2023 We were off to Lago Brown! I was looking forward to returning to the area, I had a wonderful time in that area during my homestay. I couldn’t wait to…
Captured and edited by Fall 2023 Patagonia Semester student Rebecca Wanger from Colby College
By Rebecca Wanger from Colby College Between December 8th and 11th, we explored the small coastal town of Tortel. Tortel is a beautiful village sheltered between Chilean mountains, fjords, glaciers, and rivers (Río Baker, Río Huemeles, Río Pascua, and Río…
By Evan Bak from the University of Vermont In October 2023, I spent a week doing a homestay with a Chilean family. My homestay grandfather Alamiro came to Chile in the mid-1900s and put a stick in the ground near…
By Kennedy McCarthy from the University of Vermont During our time with Round River, we went on seven expeditions across Patagonia. We have traveled to many national parks, different remote areas, stayed with Chileans and more. When we’re not gallivanting…
By Hannah Showalter from College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University (CSBSJU) One of the student-led projects this semester in Patagonia was an environmental education collaboration with a school near our base camp in Cochrane. The project was headed…
By Jackson Ward from the University of Vermont After a quick siesta when we first arrived at Leo’s, she put us to work. We gathered branches around her yard, most of which had fallen recently after a windstorm. One pile…
Created by Daniel Folweiler from Westminster College, UT
Written by Daniel Folweiler from Westminster College, UT From November 2nd to 8th, the students of Round River Patagonia Primavera ‘23 stayed at a very diverse group of rural homestays near Cochrane, Chile. Groups of two or three went to…
By Brendan Deppen from Bowdoin College
By Brendan Deppen from Bowdoin College Group Hued Hued spent October 4th through October 13th camping and working in the Chacabuco Valley of Patagonia National Park. This block of 10 days presented many hurdles and challenges, but will be looked…
By Elena Prichard from Carleton College
By Izzy Anderson from The University of Vermont
By Izzy Anderson from The University of Vermont Our trip began with an eventful travel day from our basecamp in Cochrane, Chile to El Silencio Campground in the Jeinimeni Sector of Patagonia National Park. We had a long drive, but…
By Elena Prichard from Carleton College In between our woodpecker surveys in the Jeinimeni sector and volunteer work in the Furioso sector of Patagonia National Park, we drove across the border into Argentina in order to renew our Chilean visas and…