Argentina

Nice to meet you, Argentina! I have enjoyed your chocolates and mountain views, but please... don't cry for me.

We're just finishing up our vacation to Argentina, which means we are halfway through our time in Chile! Crazy! We had to leave Chile in order to enter again, and re-new our visas for another 90 days. So here we are, in Bariloche, Argentina, and we have been here for about a week. It has been a great time to relax and reflect, and figure out how we can squeeze every last bit out of our last 3 months in South America.

We have also enjoyed many things here at our charming little hostel, that we hadn't experienced in a while: HOT showers (!!! the first of which was about an hour long for me), wifi, movies, and speaking to other English-speakers. We met people from all over the world at our hostel: Canada, Czech Republic, Australia, Germany, California, and even Southfield, MI! It truly is a small world.

Argentina is known for its chocolate, so of course we had to enjoy every free sample we could find, and we pet a few Saint Bernards while we were here, too (I guess Bariloche is known for those, too). Also on the list of adventures: beach visiting, mountain hikes, and waterfall chasing.

BUT... most excitingly of all, our team wanted to experience something daring and fun together, so we all decided to go paragliding off the Andes mountains! It was simply incredible! Flying through the air over the mountains, looking at the shore line, going up and down and sideways with the currents... I felt like a kite. Absolutely spectacular.

It's a nice, blue sky, sunny day here in Argentina, and we're looking forward to going across the Andes again to get "home," and to see the people that we miss there. Our next big, big trip, will be home to see YOU!