yep in patagonia
fallen in love
making way to the southern most city in the world
eat that antarctica
cant believe im missing halloween
wishing i was in the heat of the election
but not at the same time
over half way thru the trip
havent killed anyone yet
accept for that one yetty
but they deserved it
i swear
ok maybe i was irrational
but the snow makes me crazy
i think im moving to chicago
going on a road trip a couple months after im back
who wants to come
its gonna be saweet
stuck with me in a car
i know most of you would pay money for that shit
i officially dont like children
they are taking over the world and they cant even vote
whats that about
they make beer
not babies
but people
i drink it
same with wine
i dont sleep
but i do boogie down
wont you take me to, funky town
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Argentina....Oktoberfest....
so basically argentina is amazing! they live on a crazy schedule....they wake up around 9 or 10, go to work, work untill around 12 or 1pm, then take a 4 hour long siesta(rest). Then they re open or go back to work untill 8 pm. go home do some stuff, eat dinner around 11pm, drink some espresso and go out to the bars or clubs around 2 am. get back around 6am, then do the same thing the very next day. I think that i gave finally got on the argentinian time scale, but for those of you who know me well, the siesta part isnt that far fetched.mmmmm. i love naps, especially after a steak lunch with a bottle of wine!
so.....the last two weeks were oktoberfest in Germany, but also in argentina? yep thats right. there is a small town called Villa General Belgrano which is highly populated by people of german decent and looks very germaninc in style. every year they have their own oktoberfest and this year yours truley was a participant. granted it was probably one of the more expensive days, it was well worth it to be able to drink an actuall beer, like an amber ale, not the usual pilsner that has no flavor. you had to pay an entrance fee, buy a cup that is saweet an i hope will make it home, but its me and a ceramic cup so who really knows (ive already almost broken it twicw and its been 4 days!?!), and then pay for beers and food. But we went with some people from the hostel, played cards, had a woodchip fight and got sufficiently inhebriated, all in all a good time and worth it...weird...but worth it.
now i am in Mendoza, aka argentinas wine country. it is glorious. tomorrow we are going trekking, repelling, and hot springs, and the day after that it is a wine tour with 4 wineries, a chocolate factory(mmmmmmm), a licour factory, and an olive oil factory all for about 40 bones. yeah i can handle that.
when we decided to cross over to go to oktoberfest we kind of went across the country when and now are in a weird place to get back to the other side to make it to the farm in uruguay. so as a trip always does, our plans are changing. we did meet some girls at the hostel here that are going to a wwoof farm that is an hour away from here that sounds really cool. its not their harvest but there is work to do and they are centered around holistic healing and that sort of hippy stuff. im totally down, we have also have a farm we have already talked to that is in the northern part of patagonia that we are going to check out. we might end up at the farm in uruguay, but who knows. i i knows is that we are still going to farm for at least 3 weeks.. pretty much because i will be out of funds if we dont. and this way we get to patagonia sooner and get to have buenos aires as our last week of the trip. that sounds like a good blowout goodbye to me!
its been about 7 weeks here. this is the longest that i have been truley away from home, in the sense of home and the states. it gets easier and harder as time goes by. luckily it gets easier, but as introspective as i was before has become tenfold. it is interesting because usually with trips that rock your mind, world and soul allow the introspective part to happen in the comfort of home, in your comfort zone. but when a trip is longer, you have to look inside yourself while still in the situation. i knew that i wanted both good and bad things about myself, the world and my place on this earth to arise, and i would have be somewhat dissapointed and jaded if they did not come. but you can never really be ready for these things when the expolde.
i feel as though this is one of the biggest personal tests that i have faced in my life. i am looking at my actions here, relationships at home, and the way that i interact with people and how i deal with stress, dissapointment as well as happiness and being spontaneous.
the best part and the biggest part of the test is to see if in these 2 months that i have left if can attempt to change the negaitve i see, as much or as little is possible. or if i will shy away from the truths i see, back down, let the negative back in and do nothing.
but i have a feeling that i can assure you I WILL PREVAIL and in whatever way it means, come back a better friend, daughter, sister, lover, companion and person in this world that desperatly needs positive people now more that ever.
peace and whatever that means,
christina bobina mary leslie
so.....the last two weeks were oktoberfest in Germany, but also in argentina? yep thats right. there is a small town called Villa General Belgrano which is highly populated by people of german decent and looks very germaninc in style. every year they have their own oktoberfest and this year yours truley was a participant. granted it was probably one of the more expensive days, it was well worth it to be able to drink an actuall beer, like an amber ale, not the usual pilsner that has no flavor. you had to pay an entrance fee, buy a cup that is saweet an i hope will make it home, but its me and a ceramic cup so who really knows (ive already almost broken it twicw and its been 4 days!?!), and then pay for beers and food. But we went with some people from the hostel, played cards, had a woodchip fight and got sufficiently inhebriated, all in all a good time and worth it...weird...but worth it.
now i am in Mendoza, aka argentinas wine country. it is glorious. tomorrow we are going trekking, repelling, and hot springs, and the day after that it is a wine tour with 4 wineries, a chocolate factory(mmmmmmm), a licour factory, and an olive oil factory all for about 40 bones. yeah i can handle that.
when we decided to cross over to go to oktoberfest we kind of went across the country when and now are in a weird place to get back to the other side to make it to the farm in uruguay. so as a trip always does, our plans are changing. we did meet some girls at the hostel here that are going to a wwoof farm that is an hour away from here that sounds really cool. its not their harvest but there is work to do and they are centered around holistic healing and that sort of hippy stuff. im totally down, we have also have a farm we have already talked to that is in the northern part of patagonia that we are going to check out. we might end up at the farm in uruguay, but who knows. i i knows is that we are still going to farm for at least 3 weeks.. pretty much because i will be out of funds if we dont. and this way we get to patagonia sooner and get to have buenos aires as our last week of the trip. that sounds like a good blowout goodbye to me!
its been about 7 weeks here. this is the longest that i have been truley away from home, in the sense of home and the states. it gets easier and harder as time goes by. luckily it gets easier, but as introspective as i was before has become tenfold. it is interesting because usually with trips that rock your mind, world and soul allow the introspective part to happen in the comfort of home, in your comfort zone. but when a trip is longer, you have to look inside yourself while still in the situation. i knew that i wanted both good and bad things about myself, the world and my place on this earth to arise, and i would have be somewhat dissapointed and jaded if they did not come. but you can never really be ready for these things when the expolde.
i feel as though this is one of the biggest personal tests that i have faced in my life. i am looking at my actions here, relationships at home, and the way that i interact with people and how i deal with stress, dissapointment as well as happiness and being spontaneous.
the best part and the biggest part of the test is to see if in these 2 months that i have left if can attempt to change the negaitve i see, as much or as little is possible. or if i will shy away from the truths i see, back down, let the negative back in and do nothing.
but i have a feeling that i can assure you I WILL PREVAIL and in whatever way it means, come back a better friend, daughter, sister, lover, companion and person in this world that desperatly needs positive people now more that ever.
peace and whatever that means,
christina bobina mary leslie
Thursday, October 2, 2008
so many hotdogs its like a carnival!
ok so much has happened since my last blog. i dont actually remenber what i wrote last time so here goes. p.s. i dont know if you have noticed but i feel that listing things is a more efficient way for me to let you know the funny hap happs
ok
these are bu\y no means in order but
went to San Pedro de Aticama, Chile
did 3 tours in 2 days, one day waking up at 3 am to go see geysers and swim in thermal pools
got back at chicken
went on desert sand dune tour
ran down huge sand dune
sara lost her camera
went to Salta, Chile
stayed at shaddy hostel
went to a dance club where everyone was over the age of fourty and they played guns and roses!
rented a car
drove car to the cloud forest
very deep in the forest
only people in camp site
slept in car
woke up to a bird of prey on the windsheild
was scared of pumas while walking in jungle
held big stick for protection
finally did laundry after 3 weeks
road a bus for 22 hours straight
wasnt fed
ate cookies
dreamed of hotdogs
eat at least one hotdog every other day
they cost less than one dollar
layed by the pool all day
feel sunburned
dont worry mom i put sunscreen on!!!
going to drink a beer
goint to the Iguazu falls of Argentina
oh yea, im in |Argentina now
i love you all
im getting tan
and smarter
and prettier and taller
guess which of those are a lie
i can never figure out the question mark on these things
did i mention i love you all
yesterday was south america and my 5 week anniversary
guess what it gave me
a hotdog
peace,
bobina
ok
these are bu\y no means in order but
went to San Pedro de Aticama, Chile
did 3 tours in 2 days, one day waking up at 3 am to go see geysers and swim in thermal pools
got back at chicken
went on desert sand dune tour
ran down huge sand dune
sara lost her camera
went to Salta, Chile
stayed at shaddy hostel
went to a dance club where everyone was over the age of fourty and they played guns and roses!
rented a car
drove car to the cloud forest
very deep in the forest
only people in camp site
slept in car
woke up to a bird of prey on the windsheild
was scared of pumas while walking in jungle
held big stick for protection
finally did laundry after 3 weeks
road a bus for 22 hours straight
wasnt fed
ate cookies
dreamed of hotdogs
eat at least one hotdog every other day
they cost less than one dollar
layed by the pool all day
feel sunburned
dont worry mom i put sunscreen on!!!
going to drink a beer
goint to the Iguazu falls of Argentina
oh yea, im in |Argentina now
i love you all
im getting tan
and smarter
and prettier and taller
guess which of those are a lie
i can never figure out the question mark on these things
did i mention i love you all
yesterday was south america and my 5 week anniversary
guess what it gave me
a hotdog
peace,
bobina
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