I just returned from quite an insane vacation! For the 10 break from classes, 5 amigos and I went West to Mendoza, a quaint little city nestled at the foot of the Andes Mountains. After 3 days there we crossed the border over to Santiago, Chile for 2 days, and finally after a few complications made it back to our homebase in Buenos Aires.
These are some of my journal entries, real time!
"So after a 16 hour bus ride through the beautiful but stark campo, we arrived this morning in Mendoza! Its much smaller and cleaner and I think a little friendlier than Buenos Aires, BUT SO COLD! Ana's aviator jacket is definitely saving my life right now, so I'm actually quite cozy. Today we went on a wine tour to 2 different bodegas and an olive oil factory, then out to dinner for Erica's birthday. The hostel people are so friendly! We became immediate from with a girl from Switzerland who came wine tasting with us and then shared cheese and crackers and sweet potatoes with us for an early dinner (meaning 7-8 oclockish) snack. I just love talking with the kind of people who like to travel alone and hang out in quaint hostels rather than the club-going party animal portenos who spend their time trying to pick up easy Americans you know? So far, Mendoza is gorgeous and the Andes mountains are pure white! I cant wait to see what tomorrow holds!"
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