Hey team!

this is short, but i´m in chile and loving it. <Jumped on the bus with Zeala, who ended up having the same travel plans as me to come to Chile. we went down south first on the bus, to have a look and a week of fun in Bariloche, aka mountain town. went to the glacier, up a mountain, it was just like home, and felt good to be in the mountains again.  after a couple of days we made our way to chile, which is awesome.  lots of mountains, fun laid back people like buenos aires, just a little more tranqilo and a lot more north american influence in the city (as in they have peanut butter in the grocery store!). i´m staying with a homestay family for the month, super nice and its a good home. i´ve got classes in the afternoons, and the weather´s awesome. the only down side of the city is the smog, its fall here and there´s no wind or rain to clear it away, so you´ll see in the pics its a little dirty.  zeala and i headed off to the beach this weekend, lots of pics of that. and yes, i´m aware of all the sunset pics from bariloche, and palm tree pics from this weekend, a little excessive buti couldn´t help it.  alright, i´m off to class! hope this quick note finds everyone well. i´m off to a volcano for this weekend coming up, so there´ll be some more cool pics after this weekend. happy easter everyone!! save me some chocolate. drew and ali, i would pay if you saved me some mini eggs.

love al