Laid Back

Not a whole lot has happened lately, mostly just hanging out and doing homework (sounds like Grove City...), with a few noteworthy moments in between.

1. Paula moved out last week.  From what I gather, sounds like she's going to be living with her mom now per her mother's wishes.  
2. September is a major patriotic month, so everything is decked out and, apparently, food prices at the feria have jumped.  There are a lot of vendors lining the streets pawning off plenty of typical Chilean trinkets for cheap.  Might have to take advantage of that...
3. Vicky and I went to the dunes in Con Con yesterday.  Her host brother Felipe drove us out there and showed us around the little city a bit once we climbed and descended an enormous dune.  There were people around renting sandboards, but it was late and we (well, ok, I) were wiped by the time we got to the top.  
4. I've been in pretty consistent contact with Graciela, my former-roommate Ely's aunt who lives in Buenos Aires.  She has been so amazing in helping us get ready for our trip out there (we leave Thursday!); it seems like I get multiple emails from her every day for the last week with new things that she's doing for us.  Along with just being super sweet in all her emails, she's hooked us up with a lot of other essentials:

• Cheap housing in a safe area with all of the necessary commodities
• Suggestions on must-see spots along with websites to the most essential ones
• A ride from the airport (and food since we're getting in fairly late)
• Towels 

It just never stops!  It's like my favorite thing right now.

We'll be gone for a grand total of nine days, the majority of which will be spent in Buenos Aires, Argentina and a few days at the end in Montevideo, Uruguay.  I'm going with a couple friends, Marie and Vicky, and we've been researching like crazy this past week.  I'm pretty pumped!