Goodbye Buenos Aires

Well I guess it is not goodbye forever since I will be back here in about 2 weeks with my dad but it is goodbye for now because later tonight I will getting on a bus to start my journey back to Santiago. But I am not going to straight back, I will first be stopping in Mendoza...about a 12 hour bus ride from Buenos Aires and on the way back to Santiago. I should arrive in Mendoza on Tuesday morning and then I will spend the day and the night there, hopefully drink some good wine (most of the wine from Argentina is made in Mendoza), and relax. Wednesday morning I will finish the trip back by taking a 6 hour bus ride over the Andes and back to Santiago, which should be incredible as long as I don't get bus sick. I think it will weird being back in Santiago, I feel like I have been gone for so long (5 1/2 weeks). I am eager to get back and see the other kids in my program and see my little brother and sister. But I am also really going to miss my family here, they are really incredible. But I think the weirdest part is that going back also means the end is really really close.

My ISP is due on Friday...but thankfully I am done! On Saturday night we have a farewell dinner with all of our families at a restaurant and then on Sunday we all head to the beach (the same place where we had orientation) for our oral presentations and our re-orientation back to the states. It is actually unbelievable that just a little over 3 months ago I was crying at the airport not sure if going abroad was the right decision for me and now it is hard to imagine leaving. How did the semester go so quickly? And now I am stuck wondering did I do everything I wanted to do? Did I make the most out of every experience I have had here? But I guess these are typical "it's coming to an end questions". But maybe I am getting ahead of myself...even though the program ends in just 10 days I still have over a month left in the southern hemisphere and although I am sad about saying goodbye to the people that have been my support system for the last 3 months I am so excited for the next leg of my trip and to see my family!! 14 days till my dad comes!

Besos y abrazos,

Ana