Trip

Short update: took a midterm today in my spanish class, in spanish, on spanish topics, that I read in super complicated spanish theoretical texts. And, surprisingly enough, I think I did alright. We will see. The professor was surpised that we were even taking the exam in the first place. And while my written spanish may be equal to that of an 8 year old, or probably even worst, I think I got my ideas across in a somewhat cogent and coherent manner. I hope. We shall see. Once I get the grade, I will put it here!
This weekend I am traveling to Iguazu Falls, the famous Iguazu that Eleanor Roosevelt once saw and exclaimed "Poor Niagara". It is a pleasant, hop, skip, and 16.5 hour busride to the north of Buenos Aires. We are leaving thursday, traveling all night, arriving Friday midday, seeing the falls midday, going back to our hostel, sleeping, seeing the falls again on Saturday, all day, and then leaving Saturday night, or Sunday morning, depending on our mood. Either way, it is a long trip for such a short visit. However, the waterfalls are supposed to be stunning, AND, it is going to be like mid 80s up there, seeing as how it shares a border with Brasil! Woohoo.
And for an even grander trip, here are my post Buenos Aires plans. Leave the city around the 8th of July with a big hiking bag and some nice hiking shoes. Meet up with Adam, bus to Bolivia. Spend two weeks in Bolivia. Key places to see. Lake Titicaca, about 22,400 square miles, and located at about 12,500 feet of altitude, is apparently a sight to behold. We will also hit the salt flats and La Paz. Then, we bus to Cuzco, Peru, where we meet up with a guide and take the 5 day hike up to Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incan empire. From Cusco, a bus saddles us up the coast to Ecuador, where, after a week or so, I catch a flight to Guadalajara, Mexico to see Marlie, then fly to see Mom wherever she is on the West Coast, and fly home for a week or so before school starts. How is that for a trip?