The best holiday I've ever had

My best holiday ever was 2 years ago. I went to a place called Icalma near the border with Argentina in La Araucania region . I had never been in a place so heavenly amazing  so it was definitely the best one to me.

I traveled with my girlfriend and her parents and brother by car. The trip took around 20 hours but the time passed quickly while i was sighseeing wonderful landscapes.

When we finally arrived to Icalma town we took a boat to get to the other side of Icalma big lake. There was a campsite run by a mapuche-pewenche family and we stayed there with our tents at the edge of the lakes for more than a month.

After two weeks, the pewenche family that we had met invited us to their annual ceremony called nguillatun and it was a privilege to us because it is an earnest and hermetic  feast .

Days later we went to “piñonear” with them to the mountain full of Araucarias so we trekking a lot while we were finding more “piñones” to collect.

I remember that all the mornings we woke up with the kultrun sound and the singing of the “machi” of the place, It was a magical experience. I also remember that sometimes we swam in the gauzy lake at noons  and then we did kayaking in the afternoons.

One day, in the evening, It started to rain and the lake was really warm so my girlfriend and I decided to dive in to the lake and see what would happen. It was so fun and adventurous that i will never forget that.

The landscape, the mapuche culture, the animals, the magic and peace that i saw and lived in there was incomparable, i would definitely come back everytime I could.

Highs'n Lows of my neighbourhood

I have lived from down town to outskirts (like Calera de Tango and San Bernardo) but today I'm living in La Florida. I always lived in an apartment or in small places so now that im living in a house  i have garden, silent, space, privacy, etc. and i can tell you that it is really nice. 

I live in a village called Los Abedules and the people who lives there is very quite and warm . When someone have troubles they always are there to help. They care so much about you that you can go and ask for a cup of sugar (like old times) and they will give it to you with a big smile on their faces. You can count on them and they can count on you as well.

Since I arrived to my actual home, I adopted two dogs, Nieblita and Romeo. Both are very big so they needed more space than an apartment can offer so live in this village gave us space, green areas and calm that we wanted.

I really enjoy live in this zone but the bad point is always the same, long travels. Even when I got plenty access to buses, “colectivos” and subway, it always takes me around one hour or more to go anywhere out of La Florida so, What can I do?  Nothing but enjoy everything else.