Wednesday, August 8, 2012

August 7

So far, we are blessed with great weather during our stay. It's an unusually mild winter over here.
Our morning meeting was with LAN airlines. LAN is an example of how companies capitalize on regional integration.
The Austral arranged a visit to one of the most prestigious universities in Santiago, Catholic U. Engineering school. It offers professional graduate programs almost in the same delivery format at Friends does: twice a week, two years. I took a lot of pictures of campus life, and hope to post them shortly.
In the afternoon, we visited Pacific Hydro. It's amazing how advanced the energy sector is over here. The company has a great program for corporate social responsibility and has already implemented many good projects.
In the evening, when our debriefing was over, the Austral managers entered the conference room with a small cake and a gift for the birthday girl. Solenne Donkers was very pleasantly surprised. How often do we happen to celebrate birthdays in Chile? It looks like students are having good time here.