Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 More Goodbyes, to the office and to Nuestra Casa

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 More Goodbyes, to the office and to Nuestra Casa

Woke up at 10 am, breakfast with everyone, goodbye to Christan and his parents
To the office to pick up the rest of the donations, called Olga told her not to worry, went to noon mass at San Ignacio

After mass was praying and had a breakdown. Man who works there came to console me, brought me a glass of water, bawled into his arms, talked to him about my unpreparadness to leave, my fear of going home, my confusion of who I am now, what I want in life.
Tunic of San Padre Alberto Hurtado

Lunch with Olga, took taxi to Nuestra Casa to drop off donated clothes and say goodbye.
Alejandro walked me to the metro, cried when he said goodbye
Met up with Courtney to go to the Museum of Bellas Artes, the Fine Arts Museum. We spent two hours walking through the beautiful exhibits until the security guard kicked us out. Then we went to Bravisimo again and shared a delicious ice cream cup. Then we walked to meet up with our group of gringo friends. We walked to Bella Vista and shared a few pitchers and a chorriana. It was getting late and we wanted to take the metro back before it closed, so we walked back together, while I slowly realized it would be the last time I saw most of them. I sadly said goodbye to all of them, the hardest of all being Courtney.

Brandon, Calli and I walked together to Calli house so I could pick up the alfajores I ordered from Calli’s mom. After a short visit with her parents, I said goodbye and took a cab home.