El Ultimo Dia

Well, it's our last day in Chile. I had my last spanish class and said goodbye to everyone at school, and now I have nothing to do but finish packing and write one more blog entry before I shut down my computer.

Our activity-filled weekend turned out well. I didn't end up going to the museums on Friday night because it got late and it started to feel like a chore, and I decided that my life would not be significantly lacking if I missed those two museums. Our winetasting trip on Saturday was excellent. The Casablanca Valley is one of the newest in Chile, so the tours were uncrowded and the people were extremely friendly. And the wine was delicious too! Here's a really cool picture of some grapes:

Yesterday we drove up into the Andes to hike up a valley towards a glacier. We even managed to convince Tasha to take a day off and come with us, so we piled into our tiny rental car and braved the dirt roads as an apartment team. The hike was nice--pretty scenery combined with good exercise--although unfortunately it started to rain hard right as we were stopping for lunch, so we decided not to continue hiking up to the glacier. We did take some good flower pictures, though, including this one right after the rain:

And now, it's time to move. I'm sad to leave Chile but also excited to start working in Peru, and most of all I'm nervous about if we're going to be able to get all our luggage on the plane and if we will find a decent apartment in Lima! Only time will tell and probably by the next time I update my blog, I will know. Chao!