ABSTRACT
Having been raised in the United States, in suburban North America, and having studied at the schools one is supposed to study at to position oneself as an architect, I was adequately prepared for Europe. As I discovered different parts of Europe, it all seemed somewhat familiar although there were, of course, still many surprises. Ironically, however, nothing had prepared me for South America. I say ironically because we are after all connected – not truly two separate continents. And nothing in my architectural education or experience had prepared me for Ritoque, Chile.
