Hola de nuevo mis gringitos!! Como estan?
Everything is going pretty well here. I only have one more day of school and then I am free to prepare for my finals exams (which are all on Mon and Tues). I've only got one more little essay to complete and then its really just study, study, study!
I had a great time in Algarrobo with the girls last weekend. The town itself is absolutely gorgeous. And, its still low season there so there wasn't really too much going on. We stayed in a really nice residencial (a mixture between an inn and a hostel) and we had a good time. We ate, read, relaxed and drank wine. Pretty good if you ask me!! I absolutely love Chilean wine. It is so cheap and delicious. Plus, they have a type of red wine here called Carmenere which is native to Chile. Its so delcious!
Meanwhile, the girls and I went out last night as sort of a going away dinner. The 3 of us met with our friend Maya to go and check out a really awesome Spanish restaurant here in Santiago. We drank some Sangria and ate delcious Spanish tortillas- yummm! Tonight, there is a cena de despedida (going away dinner) being put on by the study abroad program. Pretty much the whole group of us is going to be there. There will be all the usual eating and drinking, plus a picture show, nomination of superlatives and maybe some talents too! Its going to be interesting . . . Then, tomorrow we are having a party in my Spanish class complete with food and drinks. We've also each selected un amigo secreto (pretty much the same think as secret santa in the US) and we are getting each other little gifts! Friday night the girls and I are having a wine night with our Chilean friend Daniel. We are each going to pick one of our favorite wines and spend the whole night drinking and talking :)
So, I've got a lot going on right now. And pretty soon Colin will be here (only a little over a week) and we will be heading off on our adventure!! I've going to go ahead and put our itinerary on here so you guys can see what we have planned. I should have internet access throughout our trip (except when we visit Torres del Paine) so I should be reachable through email and I will be trying to blog with our experiences and pictures.
Dec 12- Colin arrives in the morning. We will go to the hostel and spend the next two days touring around Santiago.
Dec 15- Flight to Punta Arenas arrives in the afternoon. We spend the next day touring around Punta Arenas.
Dec 17- Early morning bus to Puerto Natales. This trip takes roughly two hours. Then, we will take another bus to Torres Del Paine National Park. There, we check in and spend the next 5 days in the park.
Dec 22- Leave the park in the late afternoon/evening and catch a bus back to Punta Arenas.
Dec 23- Flight to Santiago. We will arrive in Santiago in the evening and spend the night in the airport.
Dec 24- Flight to Easter Island in the morning. We spend the next 5 days exploring the island.
Dec 29- Flight to Santiago. We will arrive in the evening and stay in a hostel.
Dec 30- Early morning bus ride to Valpariso. We spend the next three
days celebrating New Year's and relaxing in Valpo.
Jan 2 - 5: Early morning bus to La Serena. We spend the next three
days touring around the coast.
Jan 6- Back to Santiago where we leave for the US!!! I will arrive in RDU around 12:30PM on Jan 7th.
Thats all for now! I will post pictures sometime this weekend so keep your eyes peeled. Love ya'll!
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