Olga Arellano was born in Valparaiso, Chile, an important port city in the 19th century. She describes her elementary and high schools in Valparaiso as well as her university located on Cerro Playa Ancha. As a girl, she enjoyed playing in Plaza Italia and visiting the Severin library. In 2014, she took a trip to England where she visited Stonehenge and Highclere Castle, and in August 2014 she visited San Pedro de Atacama in Chile.