I think I may have jinxed myself talking about how excited I was for my family to arrive and how this Christmas was going to be awesome in every way possible. I knew something was up yesterday when I received a Skype call from my dad half an hour after their flight supposedly took off...My fears were confirmed when they told me that due to the massive amounts of snow throughout the country hundreds of flights were cancelled, including theirs. I expected them to be delayed a day at worst, but now it looks like it will be four more days before they get to Chile. That throws off our departure from Valdivia because that was originally the day we were to leave for Buenos Aires. While they can extend their stay there a little to the 5th of January, my classes start on the 2nd, which limits my ability to explore the city with them. 

Oh snow... it used to bring me comfort and excitement as I was holed up in my house drinking tea and watching movies. However I now realize the downside of not being able to leave the house... The funny thing is right now I can't even imagine cold weather, let alone a foot of snow with all this summer heat I'm apart of down here in the Southern Hemisphere. I feel utterly disconnected from the winter wonderland in Seattle and it is actively disconnecting me from my family. 

I suppose I was also really excited about this Christmas being memorable, and that certainly hasn't changed... This will be my first Christmas in Chile and the first without my family. I'll be spending it with Marcelo's family, and in many ways they feel like my family so I will be with people I care about and who care about me.