Skiing in the Andes: Check one off of life's to-do list!

Skiing was awesome. I loved how less overrun with development and tourists it was compared to out west. The lifts weren't particularly fast and the trails weren't marked very well, but then again there was NO lift lines EVER, and the trails didn't need to be marked since the whole place is above tree-level, so it's pretty much a free-for-all. It's pretty small, definitely would get boring in a week, but there's three other resorts nearby. We were at Portillo -- where the US Ski Team practices in the summer! Nifty, ya?

After sleeping off my ski aches, I made my family brunch this morning. The typical American meal consisted of: french toast, waffles, bacon (yes, I made bacon! It was kinda icky though), and lots of pure Michigan maple syrup. My host dad put so much syrup on his waffle it legitimately looked like soup. He would get along really well with Sam. I tried to find bagels but that failed. When I was explaining what bagels are and we do with them, my host mom got confused and thought we put smoked fish on french toast. Hehe.

I've started planning a trip to the desert (North Chile) for after the program ends. I'm going to go sand boarding. No joke. It's like snowboarding...on sand. What other country can you go snow-skiing and sand boarding in the same month?