Things here are winding down and wrapping up. I only have three short weeks left in the place I’ve come to call home over the past (almost) five months. I’m getting super excited to go home and see my family and friends. But it’s a strange mezcla (mix) of feelings because I’ve grown to love my Chilean family, friends and culture and I feel like there is so much left for me to do and see and learn here. Since my life right now is made up of final papers and final trips I’m going to give a few quick updates!
1. My program took us on a trip to La Serena (a city in the north of Chile) for a weekend. While there we went to the pisco factory because pisco is the drink of choice here in Chile. People love their pisco, which according to Wikipedia is a colorless grape brandy. We also went to an observatory in the desert and looked at the stars and Jupiter! I don’t really remember anything we learned at the observatory because I just kept thinking about the song from the Disney Channel Original Movie Zenon (video below!!!)
2. When we got back I found out that we now have classes in Casa Central, the actual university building instead of in the tiny little empty high school we’d had classes in the whole semester. So with two weeks of classes left we got to experience what it was supposed to be like all semester long. And let me tell you this building is so much bigger and nicer and full of real Chilean students! It’s still school but at least it’s a change for the better.
3. I’ve also been taking advantage of living by the beach! Since I’m in the southern hemisphere its Spring and the weather has been (for the most part) beautiful!
4. The things I miss most about home (after the people of course) are food. Specifically Tex-Mex, Fried chicken/fried food in general, Chinese food, fast food, like Whataburger, Taco Cabana and Chick-fil-a. I’m going to make a list of all the restaurants I must go to when I get home! (sidenote: MOM I hope to come home to some of your Christmas cookies too!)
5. And this past weekend was my last mountain sports class excursion! We went to Andina Juncal, which is in the Andes and only 5 kilometers from Argentina. It was so remote and peaceful there because no other campers were around. We hiked to a glacier and even climbed it a bit (side note: We couldn’t climb all the way up because for that you need ice picks and crampons). So now I can say that I’ve eaten lunch on a glacier! I’d say that’s pretty neat. However, as much fun as the mountains are I have to admit that I’m more of a hot, dry desert type of person at heart. I would rather be in the boiling hot weather than in the snow. But maybe that’s because I’m from Texas…who knows. Either way, mountains or deserts, they have their positives and negatives and both are gorgeous. I appreciate nature so much more after all this camping.
So here’s the break down of my time left here. This week I have all my final papers due. Next week I head south to Patagonia (google image it. it’ll take your breath away). The week after that is my last and I plan to spend it on the beach and exploring the cerros of Valpo. Well I guess that’s all for now. I should probably get back to writing those pesky final papers I’ve been telling you about.
Besitos,
Gaby
PS here's the video!!!! It's about intergalactic love...totally relevant to the observatory. right?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KygD_QLpKeU
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