The Araucania Tree

The Araucania Tree
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Monday, April 19, 2010

A weekend to remember...

Happy late birthday to my older brother Caleb, geesh, you are getting old.
And in even more exciting news, welcome to the world Nora Lou Sather! I can't wait to meet that little girl. Not to brag, but I have the two most adorable nieces ever.
This past weekend I went to Osorno with my host family and met Jorge's entire family. They are also very kind, although, I think they were scared to talk to me because few of them did. His mother is just about the cutest thing in the world, she reminds me of Tweety Bird's mother. She is absolutely adorable.
We got there late Friday night and I took a tour of a school there and then had once with Jorge's sisters and brothers. There was a lot of chatting, most of which I didn't understand so I just sat with a smile on my face and laughed when everyone else laughed.
Saturday we took the most beautiful drive through the country to a beach town where we watched the sunset. It was the most picturesque drive I have ever been on and also one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen. It was really cold, but we had the good fortune of finding a sweet little restaurant and enjoying it all by the warmth of the fire. As I was sitting there watching the sunset I thought, "this is almost like being in Oregon" until I saw a drift of pigs frollicking on the beach. I love when the world reminds me that this is definitely not the United States.
I also started driving this week, which either makes me really brave or really stupid, I guess only time will tell.

The gorgeous sunset.

Part of La Familia Flores
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