On the drive

On the drive back from Pico del Aguila, Venezuela

March 3rd 2006
11:10PM Today we went on a day trip to Pico del Aguila in Mérida. It’s the highest peak in this region of Venezuela. The clouds were very low and fell down upon the mountain, so we didn’t get much of a view, but it looked cool anyway. My Spanish is improving; I noticed with the kids, playing today. I feel a little more confident with it and with the people. The area where we are is ver ... read more

South America » Venezuela » Andean » Carorita

Venezuela was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others being Colombia and Ecuador). For most of the first half of the 20th century, Venezuela was ruled by generally benevolent military strongmen, who ... ... read more

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Alexis Stratton

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I am a graduate from the University of South Carolina, finished my BA in May 2006 (with a major in English and a minor in Film Studies), and am now in graduate school at USC getting my MFA in Creative Writing. I spent Spring 2005 at the University of Limerick in Ireland studying abroad and traveled everywhere I could throughout Ireland and Europe! Post-graduation, I taught English at a girls' high school in South Korea via the Fulbright Program and returned to Korea a year later to assist with Fulbright Korea's training program. I've also spent time in various parts of the US and world, su... full info

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