hasta la vista

i know, i'm a total blogger slacker. it just seems when i get too busy, the blogging slides. besides, i'm just not an obsessive blogger at all. sometimes i wish i were. especially this weekend, when ariel was here and she met all these cool ladies, some of whom were her blog fans. weirdly kind of cool. i mean, the whole blogging community boggles the mind sometimes, like why would you want everyone to know your personal stuff? but i then again, there's something about it which is very cool. i can't quite put my finger on it but i suppose it has to do with being a part of a community that seems to be a very informed, tech savvy, finger-on-the-pulse bunch. and a cool community at that. i know know, just rambling with no point really.

the other thing is that i don't fancy myself a writer. and good bloggers are good writers. i just use this here thing to keep my friends updated with my life. not to be entertained with my witty banter. so perhaps i don't feel worthy. whatevs. i feel like writing today, so there.

part of my busy-ness in the last month or so has been the fact that martin was here. that always keeps me busy. in a good way. plus, i was working in-house for a couple weeks and have been working on my latest business venture on the side. it's not quite ready to launch yet but when it is, i'll let you know.

and the biggest news is that i'm about to take off on a big journey. i haven't quite digested the fact that i'm going to be away in 2 foreign countries (possibly 3 or 4 depending on what happens) for almost a whole month! i've noticed i've had bizarre guilt about going on this trip. like i don't want to tell people just how long i'll be away because i don't want to sound like some priviledged snob who can travel the world on a whim. it's not like that but sometimes i feel like people think that. and who cares really? but i still can't help the feeling.

travelling is my favorite thing to do in the world and i wish i could do it more. i mean, yeah, i'm away a lot but not on crazy across the world adventures. my last big trip like this was to new zealand for 5 weeks. that was my first real solo journey and it changed me in many ways. i've never had so many adventures in one chunk of time and i'll never forget any of them (sky diving, swimming in open water with wild dolphins, white water rafting, mountain biking, ocean kayaking, insane hiking, camper- vanning with a stranger, camping for 2 weeks straight, zorbing!). it was all fantastic and all i wanted was MORE.

so now is the time for more. this will be my first big trip with a boyfriend (which should be an adventure all its own). this will also be my first time in argentina and chile (patagonia). my first long trip in a spanish-speaking country. and my first big over night hiking trip. i don't feel ready. but i gotta say, the travelling i have done, i've always enjoyed figuring it out as i go rather than plan every last detail. granted, we may learn along the way that some planning may have helped but it'll be a learning experience.

we have the first 3 nights in buenos aires booked and the rest we have no idea. think we'll probably stay there a couple more days, then figure out how to get down to patagonia. we both want to do a big hike in torres del paine national park but we haven't booked any refugios (lodge type places where you can sleep on a cot and get hot food). i also have a bad knee at the moment and marts has a bad tummy. we will be a pair! we've been laughing, saying that we'll get down there and end up on the old folks bus pointing at the glaciers out the window instead of hiking on them. UGH!!

we're just gonna play it by ear. my ticket is a freebie... been saving up the miles for years now. and it should be pretty cheap down there. so i'm hoping it's not all totally lost. at least i have no expectations. that's the best way to go if you ask me.

AND i've been taking spanish classes so i won't sound like a complete idiot (hopefully!). i also plan to blog while we're there, so stay tuned...
adios amigos.