ciao for now!

To say the least, I am freaking out! I don´t even know where to begin. Tomorrow, at this time, I will be home in my home with my family in my beloved Austin!!! This whole past week and month i´ve been trying to reflect on my journey, and its hard to belive that 6 months is over. I have learned so, so SO much. First, I have learned how to live in a big city- Santiago was a challenge, yet such a joy to explore.. and now I have arrived by myself to several more big cities and I feel comfortable getting there, finding a place, and going out and getting to know the city. I´m trying to think of how many hours I have spent on a bus these past 6 months... which made for some fun times, funny times, and not so funny times. Being here is a wonderful opportunity to practice my meditations- ``Breathe deep`` and``Be Here Now`` both of these have helped me infinitely on this trip, helping me to relax and to keep my mind and my heart open for the new experiences.
I definitely cannot pick favorites, but there are some memories that stand out for being especially fun- our whole spring break trip(puerto varas, bariloche, buenos aires, el calafate, torres del paine), all our trips to the beaches, how we camped out every single weekend until spring break, all the hikes and nature activities, being on the VIP list at the clubs in Santiago, meeting all our chilean friends who were so welcoming and the best friends in the world, sneaking in to macchu pichu at midnight, being in the driest desert in the world, seeing the 3rd largest glacier field in the world, the gorgeous colombian coast, ahh EVERYTHING. I have been so, so happy this whole trip, my only bad day was when my camera got stolen... but seriously I feel so blessed to have had no major problems, no health issues, just 180 days of sunshine and happy memories... Seriously there is nothing that compares to learning another country´s culture, and feeling like you are a part of it, Chile will have my heart forever and ever. And one thing I definitely am thankful for is all of the people, who without knowing me, took me in to their homes and their hearts and showed me how to love their cities.
My beloved Chile, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru.
Taking the chance and going to Costa Rica 5 years ago changed my life and set me on this path where I just am blissed out exploring these new countries and speaking spanish and hearing maná on the radio... now Ive taken the risk and stayed away from home longer than I ever have, and found four new countries that I will never forget.
can´t express how thankful I am for this opportunity...
but THANK YOU to everyone who has read my stories the past 6 months!!!!
and until the next adventure... ciao!!