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Valle de Elqui

Sorry, it has been a few days since I wrote. Things have been a little crazy here. Yesterday I took my first tour. It was of Elqui Valley which is next to la Serena and the home of the famous Pisco. Pisco is basically the pride and joy of Chile. It is alcohol and the varieties of drinks that companies here in Chile have created with it seem endless. The tour started at 9 in the morning and after a trip to the observatory, it ended at 1 in the morning. I went with a couple who are from Chile but have lived for 20 years in Sweden. They are here on vacation and invited me to join them for a tour of the beautiful country. I felt like I was in a Jane Austen novel. It was great though because the tourguide didn´t speak English and one of the girls on the tour didn´t speak spanish so I got to translate. I have been translating alot recently for people and I REALLY like it. I am not sure if I like it becuase spanish is so new to me, or becuase I am a communication addict and that is like "dealing"... hehe, I am so wierd sometimes. Anyways, I loved the tour and now I need to catch up on all the tarea (homework) that I missed.
P.S. All I can do is think about the weekend though and how much fun it is going to be. All of my host mom´s family is coming into town and there are going to be lots of loud and late fiestas all weekend.
P.P.S.I got to share the gospel yesterday for the first time COMPLETELY in spanish. It was one of the coolest things ever!

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2:37 PM
Anonymous said…
hi mooki,

sounds like your spanish fluency must be increasing!

by the way, your brother and sister are battling over who makes better cappuccinos...

have fun this weekend!

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