My last post....

Tomorrow night I hop on a flight back to America. I'll land in Houston at 6am on Sunday and get to give my Dad a GIANT hug for the first time since January! (which means he can stop freaking out because I will be back in his side of the hemispheres).

I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited to come back home and spoil myself with everything American. The first three things I'm going to do are:

1. Take a scalding, lava temperature shower and then blow dry my hair.
2. Wash and DRY all my clothes, which have stretched out an absurd amount due to hang drying for 4 months.
3. Eat some Molina's salsa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to see my family and all my friends that I've missed talking to SO MUCH!!! I can't wait to sleep in my bed, play with Max, drive my car, and hang out on my couch watching all the pirated movies I bought in Peru. But I would be crazy to think coming back to the US is going to be an easy adjustment. This entire experience has altered my perspective on my own life an indescribable amount. I can only hope that the appreciation I've gained for the life I lead doesn't fade after several months back in the US.

South America is a magnificent continent. The countries I've visited are so full of life and have so many things to offer. The way of life, the people, the food, the culture, the language, and the nature are breathtaking and addictive! I'm coming back here as soon as I can, and I hope that everyone I know has a chance to visit it at least once!! I am head over heals, madly in love with this continent!!!!!

Besides missing the excitement of my journey, I cannot even express how much I'm going to miss the 14 people I've shared it with. When I first got to Argentina I wasn't sure I was going to hang out with the group of students a lot, and I wasn't even sure I was going to have close friends when I returned to the US. Now, the 15 of us are like one giant family. It's actually unbelievable that all 15 of us get along so well. I've never met a more interesting and fun group of people that are all interested in traveling and experiencing new things. I'm so sad to say bye to them, but now I have family in more than 15 states that I can visit!!!!

Thanks to everyone for reading my blog (I hope it was interesting...). I can't wait to see and talk to all of you next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Besos a todos!!!!!