Que tal chicos! So while I’m sure that all of you were watching the Badger game this past Saturday, I was enduring quite a rivalry myself…..between me…..and the deepest canyon in the world, the Colca Canyon. It was quite a tough adventure (and I have lots of blisters and sore muscles to prove it), pero se vale la pena (but it was worth it). Desiree, who is another exchange student from La Catolica, and I left Thursday afternoon from Lima on a 16 hour bus ride to Arequipa. It sounds worse than it was. These are high tech buses with GPS tracking for safety, tv’s, nice reclining chairs, bus attendants, and served meals. My only complaints were the numerous Disney cartoons and movies (Underdog, Cheetah Girls, Goofy), repeating soundtrack of horrible music, and getting told about
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