Just sat down to right this blog post and that little ditty came to mind...remember that song? I remember it from My Best Friend's Wedding...such a cute little song!
Anyhow...just sat down on the palette I made on my patio and was thinking about how things just feel so right right now. It's like I don't know how all this came into my life, but for some reason it all did and when I really stop and think about it all I'm completely speechless.
My life has been super busy since school started up again...pep rallys, intercolegial (big sports tournament at school), dinners, visitors, AP conference in Buenos Aires, braces, taxes, tutoring, visas, and well really, just getting back in the swing of things...but now that I have a night to just sit and be, I'm realizing how wonderful it has all been and how wonderful things can turn out to be. Life can get a little crazy sometimes and it's so so easy to get caught up in it all, but taking some time to breathe, reflect, smile, and appreciate really helps me to keep it all in perspective. So this is to all you out there that are a part of my life in any way, shape, or form...love love love you and wishing you lots of love and peace. You are appreciated more than you know! xoxo from paraguay to wherever you may be :)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Big Break Trip 2010
These are my notes I started after Mendoza that cover traveling through Argentina, down through Chile, and then up and over to Uruguay. A lot of them probably won't make any sense, but these are all the little things I remembered along the way that seemed noteworthy at the time...Enjoy!
El Bolson, Argentina = awesome hippy town nestled between mountains, artisan fair, dreadlocks, jauja ice cream, artsenal beer, hike, rio azul, head of the Indian, jumping pictures, almost missing bus, apunto (A.) - great restaurant, entire fish for dinner, great hostel coffee
Brewery - Delightful!
Center of town right by the Artisan Fair - best market ever!
Rio Azul
Cabeza del Indio
Argentine bluebonnets!
Bariloche, Argentina = awesome!!!!!, great city by the lake with backdrop of mountains, marcopoloinn, tronador day trip, black glacier, waterfalls, 5 hour bus rides on twistiest roads ever, smoky bar, new Zealand couple, rafting!!!!!!, super cute guides, rat tails, ridiculous video on Chaya's camera, alphabet game, Aussie Davids, night out, Malabar, Wilkenny, Dusk, Argentine boys, dancing, sketchy car ride, chocolate, el vegetenario, seeing old friends, meeting new friends, cheap laundry, nicest staff, chillin at a park, drum circle, Mexican food, fugazetta pizza, bread, bread, bread, prepping for ferry, what else do we need to get? flipflops, free dinners, hot water, repacking, shasha and moshy, getting 10 random people to go out with us, ass-plosion, oh snap!, seeing that makes me really want to get braces
First view of Bariloche
Isla Corazon (day trip to Tronador)
Pasture where we all had lunch..on our way to THE Black Glacier
Black Glacier
Drum Circle in the center of Bariloche
Sooooo excited for rafting!!!
Rafting - so fun!
Rafting - still going strong!!!
Feeling awesome!
Even more so!!!
Little artisan market in Bariloche - the views were delightful :)
Puerto Montt, Chile = best bus ride ever...so scenic, also sweltering hot, sang song puerto montttttt, tea WITH water, bug splattered windshield, miles of green landscape, cows, bombarded by people while getting off bus, sketchy at night, family owned hospedeja that was at first cute but turned scary when Chaya showered...
Sights around town
Glacier cruise, Chile = Navimag, corridor bunks, hot shower, Jefe from Valpo, Eric the Frenchman, Paul the Aussie, Daniela the Swiss corridor-mate, David the Swissman, vino, beautiful sunsets, stars, wind blown hair, piscola, massages in the pub, learning to play poker, Chaya in bed for 18 hours, boat rocking, GLACIER!!!!!, glamour magazine photo shoot, jumping photos, vino, vodka and coke, trying to open the vodka bottle, bingo, Christian the entertainer, dance party!!!, salsa dancing and feeling like my legs might come out of their sockets, raining outside, love 'em and leave 'em - not my style, parallel parking the cargo ferry, hanging out outside waiting to disembark and playing the alphabet game yet again, waiting for Chaya's suitcase before our wonderful hostel in Puerto Natales
Navimag - our home for 4 days
Up on the deck
Sailing through the Chilean fjords
Beautiful sunset on the first night
Rough day at sea
Stunning scenery
More beautiful views
And more!
Pio XI!
Up close and personal with Pio XI...never thought I'd get so excited about a glacier!
Off the boat...loved it!
Puerto Natales, Chile = best port town by far!, cozy hostel with TV and down comforters...wonderful!, Little Charlie's restaurant with cruise-mates, day trip to Torres del Paine, sooooooooooooo windy and being pelted with rain, Cueva Milodon, giant milodon and posing for pictures, La Mesita Grande, Bagueles, meeting up with Valpo friends and laughing uncontrollably, searching through the brush, realizing our flight is actually tomorrow, all day Skype session with travel agency only to realize our flights were exactly the same, NEW NEPHEW!!!!!!!!, yay for the George family and my sister! xoxoxox!
Rainbows on the way to Torres del Paine
Cuevo Milodon
Looking out from Cueva Milodon
Torres del Paine!!!
Rolling hills and gorgeous sky...ahhhh bliss :)
Waterfall- quite the adventure to get out there!
Lago Azul and Cuernos del Paine
One last shot...
Punta del Diablo, Uruguay = sticky, hot mess, best/worst hostel room ever, great beach, interesting nightlife, umbrella days for all, umbrella days for me, no water for showering, reggae concert, chancho, seeing James and Niki again!, sleeping in the hammock, billions of bugbites, sleeping terribly, Cabo polonio, sea lions, cooooold water, jellyfish sting, fresh squeezed oj mimosas, tractor ride up top, stinky bus ride, reclined seats in our faces, alphabet game again, burp, we could leave!, all sleeping outside, our moist and uncomfortable room, basically beyond ready to leave
Beach time!!!
The 3 amigas :)
Loved this little nook!
Friends at Cero Stress - love them!
Sunset walk home
So beautiful!
Daytrip to Cabo Polonio
Sea lions at Cabo Polonio
More!
Tractor ride back - crazy, rocky adventure!
Punta del Este, Uruguay = upgrade!!!!, Serena, noquis dinner, free champagne, huuuuuuge shower, beds on the beach, cabanas by the pool, infinity pool, rainstorms, complimentary nail polish remover, ac, 1949hostel, hot and sticky yet again, golf with truth or dare, good Mexican food, calamari, mimosas, fingers coming out of the beach, avatar, este cafe, so ready to go home, wireless on the bus, mcd's at the airport, brie sandwich at the airport, headed home!
Serena- a dream come true!
THE hand!!!
Last sunset of vacation - sunset from 1949 hostel
Such a great adventure!!! Loved, loved, loved it! Now just to get back in school mode - it's gonna be tough after all that! Besos all :)
El Bolson, Argentina = awesome hippy town nestled between mountains, artisan fair, dreadlocks, jauja ice cream, artsenal beer, hike, rio azul, head of the Indian, jumping pictures, almost missing bus, apunto (A.) - great restaurant, entire fish for dinner, great hostel coffee
Brewery - Delightful!
Center of town right by the Artisan Fair - best market ever!
Rio Azul
Cabeza del Indio
Argentine bluebonnets!
Bariloche, Argentina = awesome!!!!!, great city by the lake with backdrop of mountains, marcopoloinn, tronador day trip, black glacier, waterfalls, 5 hour bus rides on twistiest roads ever, smoky bar, new Zealand couple, rafting!!!!!!, super cute guides, rat tails, ridiculous video on Chaya's camera, alphabet game, Aussie Davids, night out, Malabar, Wilkenny, Dusk, Argentine boys, dancing, sketchy car ride, chocolate, el vegetenario, seeing old friends, meeting new friends, cheap laundry, nicest staff, chillin at a park, drum circle, Mexican food, fugazetta pizza, bread, bread, bread, prepping for ferry, what else do we need to get? flipflops, free dinners, hot water, repacking, shasha and moshy, getting 10 random people to go out with us, ass-plosion, oh snap!, seeing that makes me really want to get braces
First view of Bariloche
Isla Corazon (day trip to Tronador)
Pasture where we all had lunch..on our way to THE Black Glacier
Black Glacier
Drum Circle in the center of Bariloche
Sooooo excited for rafting!!!
Rafting - so fun!
Rafting - still going strong!!!
Feeling awesome!
Even more so!!!
Little artisan market in Bariloche - the views were delightful :)
Puerto Montt, Chile = best bus ride ever...so scenic, also sweltering hot, sang song puerto montttttt, tea WITH water, bug splattered windshield, miles of green landscape, cows, bombarded by people while getting off bus, sketchy at night, family owned hospedeja that was at first cute but turned scary when Chaya showered...
Sights around town
Glacier cruise, Chile = Navimag, corridor bunks, hot shower, Jefe from Valpo, Eric the Frenchman, Paul the Aussie, Daniela the Swiss corridor-mate, David the Swissman, vino, beautiful sunsets, stars, wind blown hair, piscola, massages in the pub, learning to play poker, Chaya in bed for 18 hours, boat rocking, GLACIER!!!!!, glamour magazine photo shoot, jumping photos, vino, vodka and coke, trying to open the vodka bottle, bingo, Christian the entertainer, dance party!!!, salsa dancing and feeling like my legs might come out of their sockets, raining outside, love 'em and leave 'em - not my style, parallel parking the cargo ferry, hanging out outside waiting to disembark and playing the alphabet game yet again, waiting for Chaya's suitcase before our wonderful hostel in Puerto Natales
Navimag - our home for 4 days
Up on the deck
Sailing through the Chilean fjords
Beautiful sunset on the first night
Rough day at sea
Stunning scenery
More beautiful views
And more!
Pio XI!
Up close and personal with Pio XI...never thought I'd get so excited about a glacier!
Off the boat...loved it!
Puerto Natales, Chile = best port town by far!, cozy hostel with TV and down comforters...wonderful!, Little Charlie's restaurant with cruise-mates, day trip to Torres del Paine, sooooooooooooo windy and being pelted with rain, Cueva Milodon, giant milodon and posing for pictures, La Mesita Grande, Bagueles, meeting up with Valpo friends and laughing uncontrollably, searching through the brush, realizing our flight is actually tomorrow, all day Skype session with travel agency only to realize our flights were exactly the same, NEW NEPHEW!!!!!!!!, yay for the George family and my sister! xoxoxox!
Rainbows on the way to Torres del Paine
Cuevo Milodon
Looking out from Cueva Milodon
Torres del Paine!!!
Rolling hills and gorgeous sky...ahhhh bliss :)
Waterfall- quite the adventure to get out there!
Lago Azul and Cuernos del Paine
One last shot...
Punta del Diablo, Uruguay = sticky, hot mess, best/worst hostel room ever, great beach, interesting nightlife, umbrella days for all, umbrella days for me, no water for showering, reggae concert, chancho, seeing James and Niki again!, sleeping in the hammock, billions of bugbites, sleeping terribly, Cabo polonio, sea lions, cooooold water, jellyfish sting, fresh squeezed oj mimosas, tractor ride up top, stinky bus ride, reclined seats in our faces, alphabet game again, burp, we could leave!, all sleeping outside, our moist and uncomfortable room, basically beyond ready to leave
Beach time!!!
The 3 amigas :)
Loved this little nook!
Friends at Cero Stress - love them!
Sunset walk home
So beautiful!
Daytrip to Cabo Polonio
Sea lions at Cabo Polonio
More!
Tractor ride back - crazy, rocky adventure!
Punta del Este, Uruguay = upgrade!!!!, Serena, noquis dinner, free champagne, huuuuuuge shower, beds on the beach, cabanas by the pool, infinity pool, rainstorms, complimentary nail polish remover, ac, 1949hostel, hot and sticky yet again, golf with truth or dare, good Mexican food, calamari, mimosas, fingers coming out of the beach, avatar, este cafe, so ready to go home, wireless on the bus, mcd's at the airport, brie sandwich at the airport, headed home!
Serena- a dream come true!
THE hand!!!
Last sunset of vacation - sunset from 1949 hostel
Such a great adventure!!! Loved, loved, loved it! Now just to get back in school mode - it's gonna be tough after all that! Besos all :)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, Mendoza, Maipu, and Cachueta
Valparaiso = port town, slightly sketchy, very colorful, a "photographer´s dream", WONDERFUL food (La Concepcion), good hostel, fun new friends, card games, vino, graffiti, jail, etc.
Favorite graffiti
Vina del Mar = beaches!!!, tons of people, 6 min bus ride from Valpo, bus ride where I almost got stuff swiped, freezing cold water
Beach (obviously)
Mendoza = wine country, wonderful
Maipu = where we actually stayed (suburb of Mendoza?), so quaint and wonderful, awesome B&B, tommy the dog, bicycling to wineries and olive oil farms, wonderful empanadas, relaxation, beautiful!
View out the window at B&B
Vistandes Winery (very modern)
Chaya biking on our way to a winery
Vino!
Cachueta = thermal springs, super relaxing day, massages, crazy, delicious buffet, MUD!!!!
The Thermal Springs (random people in pic!)
So far so good...more to come later (obviously ;)). In Bariloche now and already in love!!! mil besos xoxoxox Sending hugs to you all and praying for those with family or friends in Haiti. much love, much love.
Favorite graffiti
Vina del Mar = beaches!!!, tons of people, 6 min bus ride from Valpo, bus ride where I almost got stuff swiped, freezing cold water
Beach (obviously)
Mendoza = wine country, wonderful
Maipu = where we actually stayed (suburb of Mendoza?), so quaint and wonderful, awesome B&B, tommy the dog, bicycling to wineries and olive oil farms, wonderful empanadas, relaxation, beautiful!
View out the window at B&B
Vistandes Winery (very modern)
Chaya biking on our way to a winery
Vino!
Cachueta = thermal springs, super relaxing day, massages, crazy, delicious buffet, MUD!!!!
The Thermal Springs (random people in pic!)
So far so good...more to come later (obviously ;)). In Bariloche now and already in love!!! mil besos xoxoxox Sending hugs to you all and praying for those with family or friends in Haiti. much love, much love.
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