I´m begining to experience a bit of the-end-is-near anxiety. I am so excited to see friends and family but will be devasted to leave Chile. Last Thursday (i think) the sun came out for the first time in a few days and I took advantage of the weather to do my favorite hour long walk between the University and my house in Recreo (Viña). The first thirty minutes or so I walk along boardwalk-like strip along the beach, it has a beautiful view of the city when it is clear and you can also stop and enjoy the sillyness of the lobos marinos: big fat sea lions or i guess literally translated as sea-wolves. On Thursday I spent some time sitting and admiring the view of the city and definitely teared up a bit at the thought of leaving.
Of course I have many exciting things to look forward too in the near future. One test until I am officially done with school and from then on out, this is pure vacation. Parents arrive on Monday which will be wonderful. We are going to spend their first few days in Viña and Valpo before we head off to the south for a few days. We are going to Chiloe, a big supposedly mysteriously unique island in the south of Chile parallel to the big city Puerto Montt. After that we will return here for a few days and after they leave I will do some more traveling in the north of Chile and to Bolivia.
In these last few weeks I am desperately scheming ways in which I can make it back to Latin America as soon as possible. I will have to return either to teach english or work for an NGO. I´ve decided there also has to be all kinds of opporunties to obtain for grants write, take pictures, make documentaries. I will make it happen I´m sure. Besitos and I hope to post more photos later this week (when I actually have some more time to take them!) This will be a crazy few weeks but I intend to take advanage of Chile until the very end.
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