quick update

haven't written in a while, so just wanted to update a bit.

things are going well, as always. i booked my flight for returning to the states the other day. i'll be getting back friday, the 25th of july. i'll be in iowa for the following week, then to chicago for lollapalooza, then back to iowa. all tentatively. life's pretty unpredictable after all. i'll admit, it was tough to spend so much time thinking about going back. i won't dwell on it now, as i know that everyone who reads this is there, but the fact is that even though i'm incredibly excited to see everyone, i have all my life to live in the states (not that that's the plan) and only two and a half more months to live here now. time is such a tricky thing. how has it been 4 and a half months already?

i went to a jazz club with my host brother last night and it was absolutely wonderful. as i mentioned to camilo, there was something perfect about sitting in the dimly lit jazz club, sipping red wine, listening to great jazz music, and getting to have a conversation in spanish with such a good friend. it reminded me a lot of the green mill in chicago, but with the south american touch, which i couldnt begin to describe. all in all, a wonderful experience, and i will definitely be going back in the next 2 and a half months.

on tuesday i leave for buenos aires. i will be meeting courtney there and i couldn't be more excited. i absolutely cannot wait. we'll spend about 6 days there, then she'll come back to santiago with me and spend about 10 days there before heading off to peru to meet up with her mom. i'm really excited to spend time with her.
but, i'm also (though not equally) excited to see buenos aires. i've heard so many amazing things. i will be sure to post pictures after.

thanks for reading.
chao.