Argentina Blog Numero 5

Well after a turn of events I made my way back to Valdivia after spending 2 nights in Neuquen to recharge. I am so happy to be here again with my friend Consuelo and her family. I'm so spoiled with a shower, free food and the opportunity to spend time with my dear friend. We went to a feria today and it was really neat. there were artesans from all around the world. Russia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Rapa Nui and of course Chile. I desiered to buy the chocolate, but alas didn't have money. It was alright though, we had fun anyway. I also enjoyed a manjarita which is a packet of manjar that all the chilean children have eaten, so I am now an offical chilean child. Haha We walked around outside, and at the Jugo Natural stand the girls were dancing and having a blast selling their juices. It was so neat to see and the stand was beautiful. Now, tomorrow I'm going to buy my bus ticket to Santiago, and take a night bus there then go to Vina del mar y Valpareso. I'm so jazzed too see the coast finally and then Mendoza! I can't wait. It's been a great time here, and I'm so blessed to have the people in my life that I do. Thank you all for touching my life. I wouldn't be where I am or the person I am today with out you. hearts.

Argentina Blog Numero 4

Well I have had a crazy last few weeks. First off, I was told I had to leave my farm/artesan house because the owner was going to let the teachers of this big bio construction event live there. So Lizzie and I had to find somewhere else to live almost instantly. So we went and found an availability in re-claimed Mapuche land to help out 4 generations of Mapuche women get the land looking nice again. We were joined by our friend Sarah, and we were camping out for about 3 days and helping build a fence and learn about the Mapuche ancient people culture. Then we were told we had to leave because the daughter Claudia had to leave to go look after her husband, so no one would be there to keep us safe or help us if necessary so we went to her aunts house camped out for about 4 days in her "yard." We were living in her house and cooking vegetables and even got to watch TV. haha then we decided to go to Bariloche Argentina where we are currently. We have been walking about the city and eating chocolate, and went on a wonderful hike today to a beautiful lake called Lake Munoz and did yoga in the forest, which I must say was wonderful. Yoga should be done outside in nature more often. It has just been random and it's weird not working, and just traveling. I'll be getting back to work at an orchard in March in Mendoza one of my favorite hippy towns in Argentina. I'm really excited for that to learn more about apple harvesting, and permacultura.

I'm doing really well, and enjoying my adventures and can not wait to update more about what is going on in my life. Not much really right now just traveling and enjoying the life of a vagabond. Don't worry I'm being safe too. hearts.

Argentina Blog Numero 3

So yesterday we woke up around 10 and hung out for a couple hours in our little casita. Me and the 7 other volunteers whom I live with in a house built for 2. 1 girl named Sarah from Canada, 2 boys Benito y Batist and 1 girl Adeline from France, 1 boy from Germany Mich, and a boy Eli and his cousin Lizzie from WA DC. We all get along well, but definitely too many people living in the house. But it was Eli's birthday yesterday, and Juliet's a couple days earlier and Simon's in a couple days so we had a big party in Rio Azul. The place of bioconstruyendo where they are building a self sufficiant community. Really neat. We worked there and then in the evening were going to have a party/asado. The asado was going to be goat. Now, and interesting fact about getting meat in Argentina is you can go somewhere and buy the animal to kill it yourself. That is what we did. Simon, Eli and Juliet split the cost of the goat and we bought it and brought it to Rio Azul. Then after lunch we went into the woods and Simon with the help of Pastor killed the goat. I watched, and found it interesting that so much of the world eats meat, but doesn't see the process it goes through. Especially from a living animal to your plate. What we did before the goat was killed, was thank it. I did not feel sorry for it, I thanked it and God for providing the animal, and wished it's spirit into the woods of where we were. Now, having been thankful and not sorry it was comforting to see it killed. I wasn't sad. But the goat did cry out when it was dying, which was hard to listen to, but I was just thanking it, and praying for God to give it peace from the pain as it was feeling it. I never thought I'd actually see this happen in my life. It's so easy for me to just go to a store, buy some meat and cook it. But seeing the process was eye opening.
I'm still happy in Argentina, and will be going to a new farm in 2 weeks then to Mendoza, my favorite hippy town for March then off to Peru from April through the end of May. hearts.