http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Where-in-the-World-is-Ms-Doolittle/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Where in the World is Ms Doolittle en-us Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:02:59 +0000 Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:02:59 +0000 I did it...last night I tried cuy guinea pig. I finally found another person leave it to an Aussie to conquer the dish with me willing to give the treasured delicacy a try the locals love guinea pig. First the presentation. The pictures speak for themselves but words really cannot describe ones thoughts when the plate arrives. Jorge the name I gave my cuy came wearing a tomato hat mo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Cusco/Cusco/blog-194774.html It seems like yesterday that I was in the Huancayo bus station with the family and volunteers cheering Karencita Karencita Karencita as I got onto the bus to begin my next adventure. Now I am in Cuzco returning from the remote Amazon Basin no electricity no internet no phone. In fact I did not know about the terrible earthquake south of Lima until Thursday. It is a tragic event. All http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Madre-de-Dios/Puerto-Maldonado/Amazon-Rainforest/blog-193394.html First things first this websites server crashed hohum. So my previous entries were lost. But we have todays entry I climbed Huaytapallana On Saturday we went on an excursion to climb the highest peak in the region aka Huaytapallana. The most challenging aspect of the hike was the altitude we reached the top at 15660 feet. Every 34 steps had my heart racing. The scenery was sp http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Junin/Huancayo/blog-188689.html So I am getting ready to write a new blog and then I realize I have to write in English. Do not get me wrong...I am not fluent in Spanish and one could argue I am not fluent in English. But almost every task including teaching requires that I speakthink in Spanish. In fact today was the first day I had the opportunity to teach in English myself and another volunteer are teaching some lo http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Junin/Huancayo/blog-183261.html After 4 days of unexpected travel 'blips' I have made it to Huancayo Flashback recap my flight was nearly cancelled my luggage ended up missing I spent hours trying to make one phone call to Huancayo I had difficulties finding a bank that would accept travelers checks there were transportation strikes just to name a few 'blips'. It seems that almost every task that I attempt to complete i http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/Junin/Huancayo/blog-181593.html NOT FOUND http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Peru/blog-171244.html