WOW, that is all I have to say about Ushuaia, Argentina. I have a sinking feeling in my stomach because I know I have to leave here in 2 days. We arrived here on Saturday and have been staying in a Hostel called Freestyle. It is SO GREAT. The people are so friendly and we{ve been hanging out with Itai and Itai from Israel. We´´ve also met people from germany, argentina, boston, denver, and switzerland. The city is amazing...we´´re surrounded by mountains and water and its really incredible. Anways, on Sunday night the Itais from Israel were dead set on watching the super bowl....they wanted to order pizza, drink beer, and watch the game...so we made some soup and decided to join them. At halftime we ran to the ice cream shop and then returned to watch the rest of the game. SO FUN! On Monday we hiked to a Glacier with the Itais (they are both named Itai) and I really enjoyed learning more about their culture. The glacier was nothing special but the view was amazing. After we came back we bought food to make Shasuka, an Israeli dish...It was SO good! Shashuka consists of carrots, onions , garlic, tomatoes, eggs , and bread. You first put a ton of tomatoes and carrots in a pan and heat them up. When the mixture is almost boiling you crack eggs on the top and let them cook. Then it is ready to eat with bread. We made it with meat and peas as well (Emilio, the hostel owner insisted on it) and named it Argen-Shashuka because we ate it with meat. I love cooking with people and then eating all together, it gives me such a sense of family and community. There were 8 of us eating together and the meal was amazing.
Today I relaxed for the morning and went on a boat tour with one of the Itais in the afternoon. The boat tour was 2 hours and we went around to all of the different islands looking at Sea lions and birds. It was FREEZING but the view was amazing and I really enjoyed getting to know Itai better. We talked a lot about traveling and different cultures...he told me he doesn{t believe life is worth living if you don{t learn something each day...I have to say I agree. After the tour I went for an hour run around the city and LOVED IT. It was super cold and rainy, but it was nice to get out and have some time alone. While I was running I met a guy from Argentina who is going hiking with us tomorrow. People are so friendly here...the second you meet them you feel like you{ve known them forever. This is the first place we{ve stayed for more than a night and we{ve developed a family wiht the people here...its such a great feeling to have people to eat with each night and enjoy eachother{s company. I don{t know how to explain it. Its really been a great last few days though and I{m really going to miss this place. The Israelis are already making plans to visit us in Vina hopefuly in April. Its been so neat getting to know them. I love traveling and talking with so many different people, I wish i could giv eyou a clearer picture of everything, but its hard to put into words. The environment here is so friendly and open, its incredible. Ok, well I{m going to go get more ice cream....its only about 4 degrees C but its never too cold for ice cream! Love you all
Cristina
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