Bariloche! (part five)

Monday the 23rd:

On Monday morning we needed to be out of the rooms by 11. We woke up at 10:15 and hurried to get ready. I showered quick and fought to get all my things in my bag. By a miracle, it zipped and we joined all the bags in another room.

Miguel, Carolina, Rodrigo, Paula, Alexandra, and I went out to buy some beloved Bariloche chocolate and sweatshirts. We rushed back for lunch. This isn't from the last day, but a picture from one of the days for lunch:

We had a little more than an hour of free time before it was time to leave. Rodrigo still hasn't boughten all the presents for his family, so I went with him to get that done. I didn't buy a ton of things since I recently sent a Christmas package to Michigan and had presents for my host family already. I bought a bracelet, some post cards, and I got a little jewelry box which I thought was pretty. I barely ever buy things for myself like that. But a lot of the places I travel, I'm trying to buy a little something so I can remember. :) And I'm starting to have a little collection on my desk.

We made it back in time to bring all of our bags downstairs. Here's some of them piled in the lobby:

We met up at 1:30 and an hour later, we were on our way back home. :( We drove for a few hours...

Another sleeping picture:

And then we got out at the border to do paperwork things. I had a little hard attack when they asked if I had my passport. But Then they realized I don't need it. Phew.

The view from the stop:

Nico :) With coordinating outfits.

We drove for a while more and at 8 or 9 stopped in Pucón, Chile. The adults bought bread, ham, cheese, juice, and cookies while we went to the beach. We took some pictures:

Toledo, Lobos, Alejandra, Scarlet, Nico, and Rodrigo:

 Rodrigo:

 Sofia:

 Miryam:

Carolina:

Miguel:

Nico:

And I bought some wooden flowers from a vendor. They're cool. :)

While there, my ears were hurting pretty bad from the altitude. But it passed after an hour. 

Back on the bus to enjoy Chilean bread.

At 10:30 we stopped to eat in Temuco.

Dinner table:

Sofia:

I texted and called my mom to tell her we'd be arriving in Curicó at 6:00 or so.

We got to the school at 5:45 and were met by happy/tired parents. It was nice to see the happy reunions. My dad was there and we drove home. I talked to my mom for a minute and told her that the trip was great. And I was passed out in my bed by 6:05. I slept until 12:30 or 1 and then the celebrating of Christmas began! But I'll get to that next post.

My trip to Bariloche was one I will never ever forget! I made a lot of great memories with my amazing Chilean friends and feel so blessed.

This is my last post about my Bariloche trip and now I'm on to write about Christmas, a trip to "la piedra de la iglesia", Iloca, a visit from my favorite Brazilians, New Year's in Chile, and more! Thanks for reading!

Also, this is my 50th blog post! :)