Lima marked our last few days in South America. We arrived in Lima on our last bus ride of the trip...what a relief! After extreme taxi rides which caused much grief for our group, we finally made it to our hostel and settled in. Scott (Escott if you will) was available immediately to help us feel comfortable and welcome in his cozy hostel home. We were introduced to Dia, the "cutest" dog on the planet and informed of Flee, the illtempered, fanged monkey living in the attic. To say the least our hostel was quite interesting. Being the starving travellers that [View Full Entry]

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Well we were in Cusco for 3 days before Machu Picchu and for one day after, but theu were days well spent. On the first day most of the group did a scavenger hunt that was set up for us by Jen and Steph to help us get to know the city better, which consisted of an amazing rap video by one group. That night we got to have Peruvian Chinese food which is similar to that back at home but not the same, and then got ready to go to a discoteca. Preparing to the discoteca started to get crazy [View Full Entry]

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The last 40 days went by so quickly. It´s hard to imagine us all awkwardly eating breakfast for the first time on the roof of our hostel in BsAs. Over the last month and a half we became a family and might have gotten a little too comfortable with each other ... sharing poop stories is a dinner time staple I will miss. This trip was all about expecting the unexpected. I never thought in 6 weeks I would feed an impoverished village, go anaconda hunting, bungee jump, climb a mountain and surf with a world champion. And although those experiences [View Full Entry]

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well this was a def. adventure. krriicky.. our guide super sonja lead us their along with some narly jungle guides that were awesome. there was crocs and large toads bigger than your head, and other extreme animals. we swam with river dolphins and their were crocs chomping at our ankles. we had camped out right on the riverbed and ate some babaro food. plus enjoying a nice campfire and playing random games...seeing is believing and we saw...if u know what i mean. it was an eye opening experience and we all wanted to stay. o and you recieve these cool necklaces [View Full Entry]

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cheap ass thrill suspended nearly 400 feet, overlooking a valley between two mountains. you reach the top and the instructor tells you he doesn´t care to jump anymore, ''it´s boring for me now''. whilst your knees are shaking. you walk the plank, '' 3... 2... 1... salta!'', and if you don't jump, you´re pushed. bittersweet symphony singing sweetly in your falling ears... emo hair slicked back by the wind. heart thumping wildly 20$ per second cheap ass thrill [View Full Entry]

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HOLA! Well, our one day in Chile was in San Pedro. It´s a little town on the border of Bolivia in the Atacama desert. The hostal had 3 level bunk beds, which made up for the freezing cold showers. We didn´t have much time there so most of us just wandered around, eating and getting souveniours, or caught up on homework. But the next day was exciting, we traveled through the desert across the Bolivian border (where Sean almost threw up on some Bolivians) and met our guide for the next week and a half, Sonia! [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everyone! We just got back from Machu Picchu yesterday after a very intensive 5 day hike and its safe to say that we are all exhausted and sore but did have an amazing time! We started our 5 day trek on wednesday by getting up super early and taking a bus ride to the first town before we started walking. Our guide Jose took us on what was called the Salkantay Trek. The first day was pretty easy with some uphill and downhill walking before lunch and after lunch just following the road until we reached our first campsite. The [View Full Entry]

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hey!!!! pues, soy una idiota con este ¨blog thing¨ and i´m trying to keep limited time at the locutorio. here´s my summary on la paz- can you help me post it por fa? Hola a todos! Our excursion to La Paz was fairly short-lived, it kinda seemed like a plausible halfway point to reach the jungle and Copacobana, but the small segment we saw of the city was captivating. We stayed like kings in a lavish hotel, ---seemingly lavish to both Bolivian and U.S. standards, and our little Sonya ´Patita´ gave us a small tour of her home city. The things [View Full Entry]

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Buenos Aires was our first stop on an amazing adventure. We arrived the morning of the 15th of May and were greeted with beautiful sunny weather. After a rather nail biting van ride and our first experience in Argentinian traffic, we were greeted by Jen at our lovely hostel in the heart of the city. Buenos Aires is very European influenced city, which is noticable in the architecture and the food to name a few. The first day was spent exploring the city and practicing Spanish. On our first night, we had a traditional Asado meal, complete with a meat plate [View Full Entry]

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Are you ready!?! Today I was walking outside half day dreaming and half thinking about South America. I called Jenny extremely excited to get everything underway. Tonight is another workout night to make sure I'm ready for our *extreme* adventure. I hope everyone is as excited as I am. Until next time, enjoy the weather and make the most of the rest of the semester. [View Full Entry]

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