Last Weekend in Valdivia

It's been good times here, but like all good things it must come to an end. This past weekend, for all the volunteers in the region, host families and co-english teachers, our program paid for a boat cruise of the area to end up stay here. We we able to visit several beautiful islands right around Valdivia, some only accessible by boat. The pictures include Spanish ruins on Isla Mancera, the other volunteers in the region and some other fun stuff. It was really fun and the luckily, it wasn't raining.

Other than that I've just been enjoying my last days here. Last week I was able to put a band together and perform at school which turned out to be one of the highlights my whole time here. I'm to lazy to write up another post about it, but a post can be found here on the real love records blog.

I have to say that I am sad to leave Valdivia, it's been really great here, for the most part. In the end the positive things stay with you at longer than the negative. Wow, six months went by very, very fast. I'm made some really great friends here and it has been quite the experience. The other volunteers, students, teachers, host family, and chilean friends have all made my time here really fun, as well as inspiring. It's interesting, the thing I will miss most about Chile is the same thing I have missed most about the United States, and it's not even close in either case. Most of all, I will miss the people. 

 I'm not gonna get too sentimental yet though, I've still got more traveling to do before I return home. I'll be back in good ol' Santeezy for a bit and then off to Argentina. I'm looking forward to everything that life brings.

----having many problems uploading pictures, but I wrote this already, so I'm posting it anyways. pictures will come soon, hopefully

3 weeks left

Not much to say, I haven't gone anywhere special or done anything especially cool since the last post. I'm just trying to enjoy the rest of my time here as much I can. I'm looking forward to coming home and to starting my next adventure, even if it is just working and saving money for awhile. On Dec. 4th I will be back in the U.S.A., back in California, the best place on earth.