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25 March 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Days 2-5, El Chaltén

Day 2, 3/13/07Niko and his parents were trying to figure out what to do and finally opted to take a very long day trip to El Chaltén. Since I had planned to go there anyway, I decided I might as well jump into the trekking and get up there. Looking back, it´s obvious God put [...]

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25 March 2007 ~ 1 Comment

Day 1, Glaciares Spegazzini & Upsala

I went with Niko and his parents on the tour of the glaciers Spegazzini & Upsala. As we set off on the boat on Lago Argentino, I kept staring at the beautiful turquoise color of the water. As I looked at the mountains surrounding the lake, I couldn’t believe I was actually starting my trip! [...]

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07 March 2007 ~ 2 Comments

Preparing for Patagonia

Anyone who knows me will find my travel plans incongruent with my past mannerisms or interests. I’m going trekking! (Something will have to keep my mind off the fact I’m missing the NCAA Tournament back home in the US–my favorite sporting event of the year! Ok…I’m not going to think about that any more or [...]

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19 February 2007 ~ 4 Comments

Visiting the U.S.

I’m mulling over the possibility of Vanesa and I traveling to Minnesota in July to visit for a couple weeks during Vanesa’s winter break from classes. It’s not that I don’t love and miss my family, but the main reason would be to give Vanesa a chance to meet everyone and at least get a [...]

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08 February 2007 ~ 0 Comments

Going to Patagonia

I had been planning to visit Patagonia by myself for 3 weeks. Not that I wanted to, but my friends from the language school have left and my Argentine friends don’t have money. Last week I took a shot in the dark and contacted my one friend left from the language school, Niko. It just [...]

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