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giving myself time

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [231]

as you may have read (or not read) the transition here has been tough for me. then again, it usually is the first few days/ weeks. i received some amazing emails from people who gave me some great advice: "give yourself time. you've just leaped ... Read more >

Could have been Worse

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [503]

soo.. on monday 1/25 i met my spanish teacher, wendy, and we had lunch together. i was feeling really shitty afterwards and went back to the apartment for a nap before yoga at 6. i woke up an hour later and went to get up and fell back into bed..... Read more >

false sense of security

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [245]

January 20th. I met some interesting people here who I have been spending most of my days with. They are locals which made me believe that this would help me create some sense of stability. Most other people come and go from Cusco in 2-3 days and ... Read more >

the beginning...

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [236]

this is what ive learned so far.... 1. i really really like to take hot showers, if not luke warm, anything but FREEZING (even if that means i have to turn the boiler on in the bathroom by putting my hand with a lighter through a hole that was ... Read more >

View from Above

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [227]

Today is my birthday. I spent the morning walking to the top of Cusco so I can spend some time alone with myself and try to make some sense of the world in which I am situated. This is what I see... I look down upon the occasional church steeple ... Read more >

Chivay, Colca Canyon, somewhere in the middle of nowhere, Rachqi, Cusco

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 | By stefylein | Views [2239] | Comments [2]

quite a few adventurous days lie behind us....From Arequipa we started to go up to a place called Chivay... it was a pretty scary drive as it was really foggy and next to the road it just went down really steep. Whilst I tried very hard not to get altitude ... Read more >

What I need...

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [172]

Hot water A bathroom that flushes Water in the evenings Warm floors Internet connection A place to go to during the day to rest Space to do what I need to do without having to feel like I have to walk on egg shells ... Read more >

Nasca, Puerto Inca, Arequipa

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By stefylein | Views [721]

After a night of camping in Nasca we headed to Chauchilla cemetery which is also in Nasca.. Over there you can see some mummies from the Nasca civilisation. Since it only rains 2 hours a year in Nasca the very dry climate has preserved the mummies very ... Read more >

Arrival

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By jssr18 | Views [174]

I arrived in Cusco. I left the house at 8:30 on Sunday, took 3 planes and 24 hours later here I am. In between the 2 nd and 3 rd flight, from Lima to Cusco, I met Diego. He sat with me for 4 hours as I grew more and more delirious ... Read more >

random observations and first impressions

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 | By notsowildrover | Views [242]

Islas Ballestas, Huacachina Desert, Nasca

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 | By stefylein | Views [579] | Comments [1]

The Trip has officialy started and it started full on with plenty of adrenaline and adventure... We are a group of 13 people mainly Americans and Australians average age is around 30... really lovely people!!! We left Lima early on the 5th and I do ... Read more >

Lima

Wed, 6 Jan 2010 | By stefylein | Views [410]

Hello Hello from Lima... After an early start yesterday at 4am we left Holambra I was off to Lima Peru.. a much longer flight than I thought but everything went well.. The hotel is right in Lima downtown which once again according to Lonely PLanet is ... Read more >