Chevening Conversations

A blog that gives our Chevening scholars the opportunity to tell us about their Chevening Experience. The opinions presented in this blog are the opinions of the blog author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Chevening Scholarships programme or the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

14th October 2010 Chevening, UK

Before, beyond and after the miners – Chile’s last year in perspective

In less than a year, Chile has experienced some of its most important historical milestones (at least for my generation); just a month ago, we have commemorated two centuries of independent republican life. In January we elected, after 20 years of democratic centre-left coalition government (Concertación), the first centre-right government after Pinochet, in a contested […]

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12th October 2010 Chevening, UK

Arrival, cultural shock?…and finally: reality

Catherinne de la Torre is studying an MSC in PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION at the London School of Economics & Political Science. Catherinne is from Peru and like our other Chevening blogger from Peru, will regularly appear on these pages. Mi nombre es Catherinne de la Torre, peruana y becaria Chevening para el año académico 2010-2011. […]

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