Valparariso, La Serena, and San Pedro de Atacama
After writing my last blog entry, I went out with some people from the hostels to a bar cal cafe journal. it was as Rebecca would call it, a “gringo” bar. But it was a lot of fun to be able to have a...
View ArticleThe people you meet…and reunite with later
After my last posting I had a great evening at dinner with a group of people I meet. We had a three course meal with pisco sour. Pisco is the drink of chile and Peru, but who developed it depends on...
View ArticleCrossing the border, Arequipa, Lake Titicaca
Day 6 arica Well After I got off the bus, I met up with Rebecca and we proceeded to cross the border. Crossing the border is a very interesting process. We got into these taxi collectivos, with 3 other...
View ArticleCusco
The last few days we have spent in Cusco ( or Cuzco). It is definitely an amazing city. The city sits in a valley surrounded by green hills; it reminds me of rolling green hills in the bay area, but...
View ArticleSalkantay to Machu Picchu
I have to say that this salkantay trek has been one of the more challenging treks I have been on. It was not the number of days nor the long kilometers we put in, but rather the altitude and the...
View Articlenot just a job…
This job…the people…at one time or another, it all gets to you. But times like these, when it comes down to it, we all come together. It is times like this you remember, it is not just a job but a...
View ArticleJoy
I recently received a phone call regarding a friend who has taken her own life. I never thought in my life i would be on the receiving end of a call like this. After college we had only kept in touch...
View ArticleWe finally meet the mediterranean sea
Well it has been a few days since my last posts and a few days til my next one. The last few days we have been in three different cities, and internet connection has been shotty. After our balloon ride...
View ArticleSeason of thanksgiving
In a recent conversation with a friend about turning 30, it made me reminisce my last 10 months. It further made me think about where I have been, where I am now, and where I am headed. It has to be...
View ArticleBecause of YOUR LOVE…I LIVE
Have you ever experienced a time when you are in a place, a space, a moment in time where you knew this moment was meant to be, this moment was for you. As I was sitting in church last week, I felt...
View ArticleStarting the day with a little java
So the title is misleading because by java, I do not mean the drink java, but Java…my early morning and sometimes night time running partner. First and foremost i must start out this blog by saying I...
View ArticleLondon, Paris and South Africa
I can’t believe a year and a half has passed when we started planning for this trip! In actually it started as a trip to South Africa to see our dear friend we meet in turkey,but why not enjoy a...
View ArticleLondon –> johannaberg
On our last day in London we tried to keep it low key and mostly walked around. We started off at a local food market which had amazing fresh food. We then found an arts market similar to that of the...
View ArticleWe finally meet the mediterranean sea
Well it has been a few days since my last posts and a few days til my next one. The last few days we have been in three different cities, and internet connection has been shotty. After our balloon ride...
View ArticleLondon, Paris and South Africa
I can’t believe a year and a half has passed when we started planning for this trip! In actually it started as a trip to South Africa to see our dear friend we meet in turkey,but why not enjoy a...
View ArticleLondon –> johannaberg
On our last day in London we tried to keep it low key and mostly walked around. We started off at a local food market which had amazing fresh food. We then found an arts market similar to that of the...
View ArticleAthens
Last but not least… We arrive in athens! I have admit, when we were in the Rome airport waiting to fly here, I was ready to go home. However, I am glad to have gotten a few more days. We have spent...
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