Shen Searching

Time for another, to go forwards or backwards. I´ll go backwards through time bc the events of yesterday are notable. Yesterday was our last morning in Mancora and what laid ahead was a 2 hour ride to the border of Ecuador. I spent the morning getting packed and reading on the balcony over looking the beach with the soft breeze dancing off the pages of 3 men and a raft. I needed the relaxation before we hit the border. The tour guide was not sure what time our bus left from the border of Ecuador to get to Cuenca, but he thought it was at 2. Issue number one was that the hoopdie of a van didn´t arrive until 12.30. And on the way to the border we made a few stops so the passenger could ... read more

I only posted about M.P. a couple days ago but it has been over a week since I was there. That is my way of saying I am behind in keeping up with this blog. The great news is that I am about 98% healthy with only a runny nose. Feeling almost a hundred percent makes the trip so much more enjoyable and pleasurable. Leave Cusco, we took a plane flight to Arequipa which was beyond turbulant. I would almost consider it a rollercoaster ride due to the amount of times I lost my stomach. Listening to the structure of the plane crackel was a bit unnerving, but I am living to write this so all ended well. Arequipa , the second largest won in Peru, was mainstream and set toward tourism. The people were nice ... read more

Where to start...the bus rides, boat rides, steep mountain inclines leading to wide open valleys, inclining streets that need an escalator. So much has happened since the last post that it´s more of an overview than an indepth description of towns, the people, and personal feelings. Hopefully the pictures will pick up where I left things out. If you want to know, email me and I´ll try to be more indepth. I didn´t share all the pictures bc there was so many and this computer is dark tinted so I can´t really tell which pictures I chose. From La Paz, I took a 5-6 hour bus ride to Puno, Peru through glorious mountain ranges with crops dispersed throughout and Bolivians hard at work tending their crops. Their homes are nowhere in sight, so who knows how ... read more

What will time have on special over the next 5 weeks? The adventure is happening; it is finally coming to fruition. The emotions are bouncing from the extremely thrilled side to the worry and the horrible ‘what-if’ scenarios. Ultimately it is an adventure and an experience that has been a long time coming. Throughout college I knew all I wanted to do was travel and see the world. Originally, Europe was beeping on my radar but, as time has elapsed, South America is the calling. Maybe it is the history and the historic culture it poses. This is enough for the first blog, lets wait in anticipation for the next one for it will take place somewhere far away from California and with a little luck even contain pictures!!! ... read more