It's All in Your Head

Three weeks from today I will be on a plane on my way home from the adventure of a lifetime.

I have three more weeks to keep livin' the dream.

Three weeks to finish traveling this amazing country.

I have three more weeks.

No matter how I say it, it doesn't get any less surreal. It's funny, before coming here I couldn't imagine what my life here in Argentina would be like... now I can't imagine what my life would be like without it. It's quite the experience to watch your most far-off dreams be converted into your clearest reality.

Today, I leave for Buenos Aires with mi mejor amiga here in Argentina, and from there we will be taking a flight down to the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia. For the next 18 days after that we will be making our way back up north by bus (and possibly plane), stopping by some of the major cities, trekking across glaciers and mountains, going penguin/whale/sea lion/dolphin watching and drinking tea in welsh tea houses. Then, arriving in Córdoba once again I will have approximately 24 more hours with my family here until my flight home.

Luckily, at this point, I'm not completely adverse to going home. Actually, I'm excited! Usually it's not the thought of being at home that gets me down, it's the thought of NOT being in Argentina.... if that makes any sense haha. Either way, I'm along for the ride on this rollercoaster of emotions and experiences, so I've decided I'm just going to enjoy whatever comes my way. If I've learned anything while here it's that you're only as happy as you choose to be, no matter the situation. So I'm going to choose to be ecstatic for my trip through Patagonia instead of being sad about how little time I have left here. Instead of focusing on the fact that I won't see my Argentine family everyday anymore, I'm choosing to be thankful about being able to see and talk to them on Skype, because many of the host families here don't have wifi or even internet at home. Rather than get depressed about not seeing the friends that I met here on a daily basis anymore, I've decided to look forward to making the road trips to visit them.

So, I've made my choices. I'm going to enjoy and be thankful for what I have while I have it. I think this way I'll better handle the changes that are coming my way. This way I can be sure when I say: "reverse culture shock ain't got nothin' on me" ; )