Adventure isn´t my middle name, but maybe it should be...

Oh my. Where to begin?

Well, this weekend Erica and I did go on our Adventure to Bariloche! First leg of the trip was a 5 hour bus trip to Osorno and staying the night. That night in and of itself was an experience. It was pouring rain, but the hostel in the guide book said it wasn´t too far. Wanting to save any money we could, we decided to walk. About hour later we found out that the hostel didn´t exist and the other one was about 10 blocks the other direction. Not having a choice, we make the trek with our sopping clothes and Erica´s crap piled in her arms because the paper bag she had earlier dissolved by the rain. About 20 minutes later we arrive at Hospedaje Sánchez tried, soaked, and sore from carrying our heavy stuff on our backs. The places was about 5,000 pesos, and you could tell... oh my. It wasn´t the best place, but seeing the hell we had been in for the last hour anything was better than walking around more. The bathroom smelled of smoke with a hot water heater that you had you light yourself. Erica tried to light it for a hot shower... but 10 matches and a half of her arm hair singed off, she settled for washing her hair in cold water.

I won´t even mention the dog... there might be children near by that would throw-up... or even adults...

But we caught a bus the next morning to Bariloche, stayed the night in a posh place filled with bohemian British and Americans. We walked around a lot, which Bariloche is BEAUTIFUL, even with a ton of rain. So I had fun, plus I can say that I´ve been to Argentina. The Andes are quite pretty, even if I saw them only from the bus. Anyway, after the one night stand with Bariloche, Erica and I took a 5 hour bus ride to Osorno, then an 11 hour overnight bus to Santiago, then an hour or so bus ride from Santiago to Valparaíso. So that´s where I am now.

We finished class up today with talking about what we have learned and shared our poetry that we have written since we´ve been here. Man, I´m so sad that we´re done. I can´t believe that I´m not going to be with these wonderful people while I´m in South America. But we´ve already been talking about making a reunion thing at the end of the summer to catch up and such. But keep praying that I will get more opportunities to share Christ with them before we all go our seperate ways. OH! Speaking of which, I had an AWESOME talk with Erica in Bariloche about what we believe. It was great! Anyway, but I´m so glad that I got to know these people and get to pray for them and such. I´ll get to see them later in the States and all too.

Alrighty... so... what next to say... oh, what is to come.

Well, I plan on leaving Valparaíso on Thursday so I can stay in a hotel by the airport so I can make my flight early in the morning on Friday to Cusco, Peru. Then I have language school and hopefully a run in with Machu Pichu before I leave for Ecuador. Wow... I don´t even know what to say...

Welp, that´s it. Vaya con Dios,

Leah =)