brb, going to argentina.

This Monday, my classes are cancelled for Columbus Day (funny story: he discovered all of the Americas, so they celebrate it here too)... so my friends and I are spending the three-day weekend in Mendoza, Argentina! I'm really excited for the following reasons:

1. It's my first trip outside of Chile.
2. I'm taking a bus that will travel through the Andes mountains to get across the border. I can't wait for all the awesome views!
3. Mendoza is famous for its wine, so there may be a biking tour of wine country in my future...
4. I'll see my friend Beth, who is spending the semester in Buenos Aires and happened to plan a trip in Mendoza for the same weekend! This is especially important to me because most of my friends are studying in Europe and making me jealous by meeting up every other weekend...so I have to try to keep up by hanging out with my fellow South American exchange students.
5. I'll get to write an AWESOME blog post when I get back!