One Third Down, Two More To Go

Did a mega shop last Friday getting things for the summer. I bought a sleeping bag but then discovered that it was way too thin and would only keep me warm in temperatures around 15 degrees. Not very helpful for night times in the desert! So I took it back yesterday and I now have a much squashier, warmer one. I just have to figure out how to attach it to my backpack. Amina suggested getting some rope.

I'm getting excited for the summer but I think I will be more excited after we've finished planning. Not much more to go. We just have to plan Argentina now. I will put up details when we're done. It's really weird to think that I'm going to be completely responsible for my own safety while I'm away. Lautaro feels very safe, I'm never really that worried here. But going out into a land of strangers and unexplored places... freaky. But exciting!

I was musing about the fact that if I wanted to I could go home. It's just weird to think that I can. Because I just never think of it was an option. And I don't even want to go home. Like, I do a little so that I can see friends and family, but it never even occurred to me that I could give all this up and go home. I don't see why anyone would. You only get really homesick if you wallow in your feelings. You just have to do things and it's fine. And everyday I'm learning something new and experiencing something new. I can't believe that I've been here for four months. I realised I had been when I saw that it was time to fill in the first boxes on the My Experience sheet PT gave me. And then the two months travelling are going to pass so quickly. Then I would have been here for 6 months! That is half my time here gone. How quickly does time fly!

On Monday we had Christmas parties with our classes in Vega Larga. We had sweets, Christmas music and chocolate prizes. Had a great time.

We turned up at school today and there were no kids around. Some were on school trips and some just didn't come in because it was the last week of school. Me, Amina and Danay watched the end of Home Alone because after seeing the first half about seven times last week we really wanted to see the end. Then we went out for lunch with all the English teachers in Lautaro to celebrate Margot retiring. Had a really lovely lunch sipping on piscosours and eating empanaditos.

The weather has been so rubbish recently. I can't even pretend to be enjoying it any more. I want summer! Enough of this wind and rain. I might as well be in Scotland!

Fuimos para un asado en el parque

Amina doing her typical 'I will not smile' pose