Spring Break

So I just posted all of my spring break photos on facebook today and it reminded me that I've been slacking on updating my blog. About 3 weeks ago, 7 of my friends and I started an amazing adventure that I will never forget. We started out by going to Buenos Aires for the day. We found a starbucks there, and I had a Dulce de Leche Frappuccino. Dulce de Leche is like the chocolate of Uruguay and Argentina and I must say that this frappucino was the best one I've ever had and if they had it in the Starbucks in America, I would certainly be an addict. I guess I should be thankful they don't. From there, we took an overnight bus to Mendoza, Argentina. The bus was first class and it was probably the nicest ride I have ever been on. They had wifi on the bus, not to mention an incredible meal. Our first day in Mendoza, we went white water rafting on class 3 and 4 rapids. It was extremely fun and extremely hard work.

See what I mean.

After Mendoza, we took a bus to Santiago, through the Andes mountains. It was breathtaking. From Santiago, we went to Lo Valdes, which is a lodge in a secluded valley in the Andes. It was absolutely amazing and I am going to have to make it its own blog because it was just too good! Basically, for those four days we hiked, ate together, read, watched movies, and just relaxed. It was definitely the coolest thing I have ever done and I would love to go back there someday. We stayed in Santiago for a night before we went to the airport. The hostel we stayed in was one of the hostels you hear about that make you afraid to stay in a hostel. We're talking stains on the sheets, sketchy building, terrible breakfast, and even the top part of a bunk bed breaking. We were all extremely thankful that we only had to stay there one night! The next day we flew back to Montevideo. This trip was absolutely incredible and I really can't say enough about what a good time I had.