the summary.

For the last month I've been too busy having a great time to write about it in my blog. Since I've got exactly 4h 29min left to my flight when writing this, I'll take the liberty and make a short summary.

It's been 4 months in this wonderful continent where:

not seeing Andes is a strange feeling;
"noh habloh espanholh"
friendships
getting lost's in Santiago
"me falta la ropa"
the best ice-cream on the planet (or at least, among the 25 best)
"Hola, soy Madara de Letonia. Sabes dónde está?"
AFS - another fat student
la chica vale
reggeaton
terremoto (waking you up both in bed and club)
"It took me four months to bake something that you all like!" (carrot cake, respect)
surprises on Paris & Londres
getting away from the world
30kg suitcase, 12kg handbag, another handbag and a photo bag (fingers crossed!!!)
Mada, Mara, Mady, Mary, Letonia, Rusia
"puedo escribir los verses más tristes esa noche..."
"Latvia?" "Yeah, that's an island by Spain/a state by Ohio/Africa."
best work colleagues with Whittaker's kiwifruit chocolate straight from NZ
vagabond dog in Mistral destillery
surprising get together's in 5 different countries
the Pacific
courageous globefish testings (and lots of other foods I had never heard of)
sleeping in on all week-days
not sleeping at all
stealing coconuts and mangos "just because we can"
midsummer flower wreaths of palm trees
nothing tastes like Migle
postcards in the mailbox
La Fonda Permanente
12 children and a lazy housewife
Los Prehistóricos
Los Prisioneros
Los Jaivas
"arribaarrrrrrrribarrrrrrrrrrribaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
mandolina in a bus on a hot summer day
Chilean winters and sun-burnt shoulders
hiking with a suitcase
kartupeļu pankūkas
melleņu debesmanna no pulverpiena
soļanka
ābolu plātsmaize
ziemīši katru dienu
Pablo Neruda in Plaza Armas and "that intelligent European look"
Mat Kearney - Runaway flying by the Pacific of Viña
"vamos a Chinchorro!"
Carribbean
Aymara
trekking at 4'000m
too little clothes in Torres del Paine
Santiago to Punta Arenas to Caracas to Arica to La Paz (and I lack a lot)
mojitos by Pacific one hour before the flight and record short trip to the airport
the green of Chiloé
the sand of Arica
the wind of Punta Arenas
the lobos marinos of Valdivia
the sun of Pisco Elqui
lack of time
the whole time on the planet
sunsets over the ocean
sunrises over salt lakes
travelling buddies
long lasting friendships
AFS
camps
orientations
presentations
friends
bienvenida that never happened and despedida that did
laughing at jokes I don't understand a word of
"Eres de Chile?"
"Usted sabe bailar cueca?" and Chilean discounts at Torres del Paine
7h long bus drives that feel like 7min
es gribu, lai laiks apstājas un vienmēr ir šitā
La Sebastiana, La Chascona, La Isla Negra
"eh! eh! eh!"
asados
weddings
baby showers
birthdays
"you know, the party got shut down because the neighbours called the police for someone smoking weed"
Frank Sinatra - That's Life and La Serena
"soy intolerante a canela y manzana cocida"
lost Japanese exchange students (I really am a good volunteer!)
"Qué no pare la fiesta!" and the club gets closed
horse ridings
sunbathing in "winter"
getting soaked in rain in 2min and not let in the house because my dear host brother is cracking up at me
salsa nights with Camila
reggeaton nights with Nina and Clara
"Čau, māsiņ, es tevi gaidu lidostā!"
longing for home (where is my home?)
Skype
empanadas
cazuela
el cariño de los chilotes
movie nights in Vitacura
completos
Valparaíso
pisco sour
"so what is it that I always end up hanging out with Germans?"
cold beer at a Caribbean beach
cold beer at Arica beach
sneaking in Valpo terraces at night
"eso no se hace"
140 km/h
spontaneous day trips to Peru
even more spontaneous week trips to Bolivia
what-happens-when-two-Europeans-meet-for-dinner
Dia del alumno and school-wide fame
2h long walking home's
surprising confessions
surprising people
"no, it's not Madera"
laughter & tears
chess in Plaza Brazil
carretes
friends
cariño
love
and lots more

happen.

Chile, it's been great. It's been awesome. The people I've met, the I-will-never-forget-this moments I've experienced, the love I've received. I've been blessed with having had the opportunity to get a glimpse of you, Chile, and one thing is sure - I'll be back!

Aquí estamos de pie
Qué viva Latinoamerica!