Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Don't Worry, I'm Still Alive

What's happening everybody?  Not much has happened on my end, surprisingly.  Its been 3 weeks of just living since my last post.  We've been partying a lot on weekends, watching the NBA finals, working a little bit, and generally just hanging out otherwise.  We're heading to Iguazu Falls on the 17th with finals starting shortly afterward, so the second half of this month will be a little busier.

Post-finals plans are being discussed, and I think mine may be the coolest ever.  I may or may not have mentioned, Max's dad owns a 25 square kilometer farm in Uruguay.  He's going to be away for a while, so he told us we could take his pickup truck if we want it for a bit.  Max, Dave, Malcolm, and I have decided to take him up on the offer.  Starting approximately July 9 (depending on tests and how Argentina does in the World Cup), we will be heading off from the farm on a 3 week road trip.  The plan is to head west through Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru until we hit the Pacific Ocean, then drive south down the coast through Chile, then back east across Argentina, eventually making our way back to Uruguay.  Places we are intending to see are the Argentine cities of Cordoba and Rosario, the Bolivian salt flats (which are visible from space!), Bolivia's capital La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Cuzco, Lima, and Machu Pichu in Peru, and the Atacama desert in Chile.  Very little is set in stone for now and there's a lot of little places in between, so the guys may completely disagree with everything I just said, but we're workin on it.  It should be an amazing trip to say the least.


I've got a fun post lined up, but I have to cook some dinner now.  Stay tuned!