Goodbye S America

Welp, after almost three months, this is our last day in South America; we leave on a red eye tonight for Barcelona. It's been a ton of fun, yet am ready for the change that European travel will bring. I already looked it up and we can actually put toilet paper in the toilet in Barcelona 😂

It's definitely been eye opening to see how patient and kind everyone has been and how courteous and willing they are to help. There is no road rage, people just randomly stop and/or park in the road, nobody honks, they just move around or patiently wait for them to finish whatever they are doing. So different.

There is a level of patience and tolerance that doesn't often happen back home. There appears to be, I don't speak Spanish 😂, a level of closeness with friends and family that is different. There is time dedicated, everyday!, to spend time having coffee or Yerba Mate or going together to a bakery... with friends and family after work to seemingly converse forever 😃 South Americans definitely have the gift of gab.

Many know how important La Familia is to the Hispanic community in general, but not only do you see it but feel it. There's a genuine tenderness. There is less individualism and more community. The culture is one of being warm and welcoming. I will miss it. But, in the great words of Tom Petty, it's time to move on.Read more