Last day in Santiago

I can't believe I'll be leaving Chile's capital tonight on a 18 hour bus ride up to Antofa as the largest city in the North is called! Yesterday we had an asado, bbq, outside on the patio of the hostel. There's alway music, dancing, and lots of food. A Girl's Night Out: Lauren, Bethany, Lindsey, Olivia, Jamie, Valerie, Ieisha, Me The boys: Elliot, TJ, Gregg, James
couple of us performed the Shoop Shoop Ba Doop song for fun. I borrowed some shorts from a guy, wore my knit cap, and a wife-beater. We went out dancing at Blondie, a gay bar a long walk from the hostel. I wore my little black dress with beaded straps, which was quite a number.
Unfortunately, all the gay guys were preoccupied or taken at the bar, so I just danced with my friends and had a good time. I think a group of us are planning to check out Cerro San Cristobal, the famous hill with the huge Virgin Mary that was on my first posting. One of the guys in the program just mentioned a view from a hill near Val'po but the ascent is 7 hours and by

Bethany, Me, Rio, Jeanette; Lia and James in Vina the time we get there and get back I'll be leaving for Antofa. I can't think about leaving everyone behind. I don't want to think of how I might not see these people again! Feeling emotional already! I got up at 8am after going to bed at 4am or so. Most people are still in bed, so I thought checking up my email for free one last time before my departure was a good idea. Well, ciao for now and off to teach English!


Me, Lindsey, Olivia, Lauren in Vina; Me Lindsey, Olivia, Lauren at Asado #2; Vanessa and Kyle posing with Kyle's 23rd bday cake; Lindsey and I for the lip synch on my last night in Santiago