This past Monday was some Saints day, so some of my friends and I went on a little day trip to El Cajon de Maipu, where we often go for Jornada, but this time we went up higher into the mountains than normal.
Classic me, I didn´t have my camera battery charged, so thanks to Mariah for taking these beauuutiful photos! The first picture is my immitation of the classic Chilean pose for all pictures, just in case your confused, I havn´t changed my career to modeling.
We spent most of the time in the car, trying to tune in chilean radio stations, talking about VE and enjoying the beautiful view. The roads were windy and it was Monday, so there wern´t to many other people up there.
Our destination goal was Baños Morales, yet there was a lot of snow and not a lot of daylight, so we only made it to the termas (a different set of thermal baths not quite as high up in the mountains, but still incredible!). We didn´t have our bathing suits with us, nor enough time nor daylight to go swimming. However they told us we could go check out the termas anyway for 15 minutes without paying. So we dipped out hands in and it was hottttt! Next time we´ll bring our suits.
We returned to Santiago that evening well rested and with lungs full of fresh air, ready to continue with the work week.
I was recently talking to a Chilean and he was saying how foreigners always come here and make such a big deal out of the mountains, yet for him, it´s just his home, it´s completely normal and they´re always there.
This made me realize how incredible it is to have such a strong appreciation for this aspect of nature, and I realized that, of course, all these mountains I witness are more incredible to me, because I did not grow up with them. So, I want to appreciate the flatness of Pennsylvania, with the knowledge that it taught me to have such an incredible appreciate for the many mountain ranges I am able to experience all over the world!
