Travelling

Travelling is so exciting. I get to see the world from an outside perspective. Everything I see is a new experience, every experience is unfamiliar, and unfamiliar experiences are intriguing to my mind because I am not used to them. Not only do I see things differently, but my interpretations change, my reactions change, my expectations change, my thoughts change. One of the enlightenments of my trip is how everyone around me is so attracted to my presence. To feel like people want to pay attention to me is a feeling that I have sought during my life. I now realize that people warm to me because the feelings I have on the inside are projected outwards in my actions. Needs and desires are merely a reflexion of inaction, people react by pushing feelings outwards through actions. My trip has been so exciting because it has forced me to commit my feelings into actions. As time evolves during my experience my reactions will change. They say that it takes someone at least six months to adapt to different culture. I am positive my life will change throughout these six months. On saturday all of the friends I have now are leaving, the great experiences we shared will be unforgotten memories. My family and I are adopting new ways of interacting. Communication is more complicated, I need to start bonding on a personal level, otherwise; I do not know how to interact with them. The awkward stage of meeting and getting to know eachother will come to an end, and we will have to work towards a new level or risk disinteraction. When I begin school next week I will have to adapt to a new routine. I will have to make new friends and forge new relationships. I will no longer have a crutch of communication I have now with my Gringo friends. This is a new and terrifying experience. I have given myself to my cause, and I am ready for new experiences. My feelings are never fulfilled. I am constantly evolving and growing more knowledgeable. This is my road to self actualization. This is what travelling is all about.

Maitencillo

Even though I didnt get to go to Buenas Aires I still had a great weekend. Thank you havi for inviting me to your aunts cabin. I had a really nice weekend. On friday we took the bus to my friends aunts beach house in Maitencillo (the same place my chilean parents have their house). On our way up to Maitencillo we my a day trip to Valle Hermosa (beautiful valley). Valle hermosa is surrounded by beautiful valleys and is the capital of sweaters of South America. The town was a mile long street of stores selling sweaters, a whole lot of sweaters. They had some really great sweaters, they are made with Alpaca material. I bought a couple. They had some beautiful sweaters and summer dresses for girls. That reminds me, I am having a hard time with gift ideas. I could really use some input. Dresses, scarfs, jewelry, sweaters, mittens, hats, shoes, cigarettes, wine, and other stuff is really cheap down here. Give me some ideas amigas y amigos. Anyway, We got to the beach house that night and Havi made us a great meal for dinner with beer and wine. That night we went to the beach and jumped around on the rocks as the waves crashed and the stars lit the sky. The next day we woke up and went back to the beach. I collected a bag full of seashells. She sells sea shells by the sea shore. Say it ten times fast. Saturday night we got back to Vina.We drove to Valparaiso Saturday night to go party. It was an interesting night. I saw my pilates teacher there. And these girls came up and started taking pictures with me. At first I thought they were taking pictures so I moved out of the way, but they followed me and jumped beside me to take more photos. Yeah im a rockstar. On sunday I just chilled out and watched movies and had a lazy day. Pretty good weekend aside from getting trapped in the Andes. Argentina Im not giving up on you.

Dont cry for me Argentina I wiill be back

I left for Argentina on thursday morning. Warning, dont ever try to go to Argentina without your passport. I left my passport in Vina. Worst day of my life. We got to the Argentina border at around noon. All I had was a photocopy of my passport, my visa, and my student ID card from the U of L. They made everyone get off the bus at the checkpoint and it was time to say goodbye to my friends; they wouldnt let me in. I asked the Cabineros for some help and they pointed me towards a store with telephones and burgers. All I remember is that the Andes are really f#@king cold. I called my mom in Chile to let her know what happened, then I went to figure out how to get back to Chile. Four hours later a ski bus picked me up on his way back from Mendoza. I got to Santiago around 10:30pm. There were no buses back to Vina, but luckily someone asked me if I needed a cab for 15000 pesos (30 dollars). I got back to my house around 1 am. About 7 hours before I would have made it to Buenas Aires. Argentina I will see you soon. Im happy that my ticket is still valid :).