South America is beautiful. There are so many incredible sites, you could spend years just exploring the continent. I am fortunate enough to have been able to see much of it, although in reality it is still just a small portion of what the continent has to offer. But of all the places I have … Continue reading »
Well, midterm week is finally over! It has been such a long and stressful week and I am glad it is finished. To celebrate, I figured I would post a blog post about my recent trip to Mar Del Plata, since I have been too busy the past couple weeks to even think about anything … Continue reading »
When you spend an extended period of time abroad, you are bound to experience a lot of new things that you may not be used to at first, especially if you come from a first-world country and are visiting/living in a less-developed one. Access to certain amenities that we are used to at home is … Continue reading »
After spending a few days in La Paz, Bolivia and doing the Death Road, I then headed down to the famous town of Uyuni where the Salares de Uyuni, or Uyuni Salt Flats are located. The salt flat is a huge “dry” ocean of pure salt that spans 10,000 square or kilometers, or about 4,000 … Continue reading »
This afternoon I arrived home to my Recoletta apartment after my first day of classes this semester (I am currently studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina). One of the first things I did was check my email because I was expecting an important message from my university concerning registration, but when I opened my inbox I … Continue reading »
Today, while looking at belts at a street vendor in Barrio Once in Buenos Aires with my friend Cain, we almost got robbed. The only thing that saved us, or at least the bag in Cain’s hand containing the new cell phone he had just brought was the fact that he is very observant and … Continue reading »
I survived the Camino de la Muerte, or the Death Road. It is advertised as the most dangerous road in the world, but whether it really is or not I’m not sure… who knows!? But I still feel really awesome for riding a bike along this narrow dirt road carved high into the mountainside about … Continue reading »
I can´t remember how long I have wanted to visit Peru. Maybe since I was in 9th grade and in Spanish class we read about Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca. Well, here I am, seven years later, and I finally went. On this 10 week backpacking trip I am taking across South America before returning … Continue reading »
After an uncomfortable 5 hour ride on a bus without a bathroom we arrived to the jungle city of Puyo late Saturday evening. I have only been to a few jungles in my life so I get really excited when I visit, because the landscapes are so foreign to me – I have spent my … Continue reading »
Now that I am in Ecuador, I feel like I can fully reflect back on my time in Colombia. Colombia is such a happy country and does not deserve the reputation that currently has internationally. If you ask most people in North America or Europe what they know about Colombia it is usually limited to … Continue reading »
