Well I just had my last day of class, took my oral proficiency exam, went shopping on Cabildo a little, and got some lunch at a panaderia. And…in a couple hours…I’m heading to CHILE! I’m so excited and can’t wait! I’ll be taking a bus all the way there – all the way through western Argentina, through the Andes mountains, and across Chile for about 20 + hours! I’ll be traveling with my friend Mat, who was in the same program and I was here. We’re both the only ones staying an extra week to travel, so it worked out perfectly! I probably won’t be blogging for the next week (or not much at least) since I’ll be constantly on the move, but hopefully I can keep y’all updated a little. I’ll be in a few different parts of Chile for several days and then I’ll be going to Mendoza, which is the wine region in Argentina. Then it’s back to BA next weekend before I leave to go home. It’s going to be a super intense week, but I’m so ready!
Right before I left to meet Mat at the bus station, I messaged my friend Clay who goes to Texas A&M, who I sat by during my international studies class all last semester, and who is studying in Vina del Mar, Chile right now. Mat and I still didn’t have a hostel lined up for tomorrow night, so I asked him (jokingly) if he knew anyone who would want some couch surfers for the next few days. Immediately, he told me he asked his mom and we could stay with him and with his host family there. I was shocked! It was the perfect plan, and it was so cool that I’d be staying with another Aggie in another country!
