Chile Blog Numero 3 Part 2.

My trip away from Valdivia started at 9 am on September 19 when I caught a bus to Santiago. Our plan all along was to go to Argentina, and I must say we successfully made it.  But let me tell you 12 hours on a bus then another 6 hour ride on another bus with 50 other people, 1 bathroom, and no air circulation, it gets rough. Luckily I was able to sleep, so that helped. We got into Santiago then stayed a hostel called Casa Rojo, and met some guys from England and Australia. We went to a disco the evening we first got there and the boys danced so weird. I was laughing so hard. The place had a bright green light, over 100+ people and a fog machine. It was fun, but really stuffy too. I've got some pics of our cool hostel also. The next day we hung out in Santiago and got Starbucks. I had the best soy caramel macchiato ever. :D We preceded to hop on the bus to go to Mendoza, Argentina. The Andes are the most miraculous. They were beautiful and gigantic. It was really funny how fast the driver was taking us up them, and people were trying to use the bathroom on the bus, and were falling against the inside of it and I just laughed. But everyone was fine. Once in Argentina we found a hostel and stayed there for the night. It was cute/funky and smelled just like paint. Joe had the smallest bed…He’s not a small guy. The next day we went to a new hostel called Hostel Independencia and the guys that worked there were really neat and the rooms were great. No pics of this one, cause my camera battery died, but it was a similar to a large room with 4 bunk beds, 2 giant windows and a full-length mirror. Mendoza was warm and sunny and it was a nice break from the rain and cold in Valdivia. 

The best thing in Mendoza was the night before we left I was watching 50 First Dates with Sabastian and Tino at 12am with Spanish subtitles, and we were just laughing because the same 5 commercials would come on every 15 minutes. We started betting on which one would come on next. It was mixed up every time, but still fun hanging with the Argentinian boys. They also taught me some new words that probably shouldn’t be posted on the internet but they were funny. I’m not going to use them of course.  Then the next day I walked around with Lacey, Laura, Alicia and Joe. We got “lost” but found an orange tree, and the hippie’s market in the park was great too. They are probably my favorite. I also got gelato and that made my day. The culture of Argentina is beautiful, and the way they speak is easier to understand. I wish I could have stayed longer. On the drive back late at night the Andes with moon light are even more beautiful. Everyone should see this mountain range. I’m not even joking.