SERIOUS PHOTO DUMP!

Are you ready?!? My wonderful friend Nathalie has been smart enough to bring her camara with her almost everywhere we've been recently and she was nice enough to share all her photos with me (she's the bomb)! I'm gonna post them in order from least to most recent . . . Enjoy!

First up: La Fonda en Parque O'Higgins- el 17 de Septiembre


Me and little miss Sara! She is a sweetheart!

From left to right: Sara, Me, Pablo, Cristóbal, Sebastián , Marco, Miguel

Me and my best friends from the program: Sara and Nathalie

Me and Miguel

Me, Nathalie and Miguel

Second: Cerro Santa Lucía- no me acuerdo la fecha . . .


But what a view, huh?! Next up is Cerro San Cristobal which boasts the greatest view of Santiago

Third: Valpo & Viña- el 8 hasta el 11 de Octubre






Castillo Wulff


Trista, Nathalie, Marco, Sara and I at Castillo Wulff in Vina

There was also a ton of art everywhere:











And lastly: Concón- el 8 y el 9 de Octubre


Me, Sara, Nathalie and Trista


Getting ready to descend from the top of the sand dune


Horse back riding on the beach!

WHEW! Ya'll better have enjoyed that!!! My friend Diego is actually going to send me some pictures of our day at an amusement park in La Reina, so look out for those soon!

And, as I'm sure most of you know, THE CHILEAN MINERS ARE FINALLY FREE!! Yesterday was a very emotional day in Santiago. Everyone was glued to the TV and the radio all day in order to keep up with the rescue efforts. Once the last miner had made his way to the top, the whole country burst into celebration. I opened my window to hear church bells ringing, people singing, cars honking and all sorts of celebration. And, of course: "¡CHI-CHI-CHI-LE-LE-LE VIVA LOS MINEROS DE CHILE!" This is the second big event that I've gotten to be part of here. First the bicentennial and now this. Its so surreal when I think about it all. I am so lucky!!

In other news, I GOT MY FIRST A+ here, in my Literature class nonetheless. SOOO exciting!! And that was the one I was worried about from the beginning. OH! I also start my fall break in 2 weeks (Oct 29 - Nov 8) and, besides taking a trip up to Northern Chile for a few days, Sara and I just booked our flight to ARGENTINA. Oh yeah, thats right, I'm going to Buenos Aires for 6 fabulous days ya'll!! Our friend Marco might come too. So yeah, lots to look forward to in the coming weeks! Then, in December, my sweetie pie is coming to travel with me for a whole month! :) But I will tell you all about that later on . . . Tengo que irme porque necesito dormir!

I hope everyone is doing well! Don't forget to keep me updated about your lives too- I miss you guys!