Only in Galápagos
The sea lion barely opened an eye as I walked past him, snoozing in the middle of the sidewalk. He was drunk on salt water and fish. Only in Galápagos. Ten meters down, I jumped over the endemic marine iguana, bathing in the Galápagos inferno. I breathed in the fresh sea breeze, and took in […]
A Spitting Image
I woke up this morning and had a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs. As usual, I had no idea what our plan for the day would be. Today, I thought, from my family’s favorable forecast of the day, we were going to take a hike to see a waterfall or something. Well, read on! My […]
Fries With That Guinea Pig?
So far, in our first month and a half in Peru, we’ve done what I thought would happen in a year! How is it that we’ve already done so much? Let’s take it from the top.Well, we started with four weeks of language school for four hours a day. (¡Sì, finalmente puedo hablar en español!) In […]
Paradise
Imagine 85 degree weather. The sunshine is bright, and your skin is tan. You’re laying under the Florida Sun. You take a sip of your Coca-Cola, and behind your favorite shades, you smile. The palm trees sway. You dangle your feet over the edge of the canal, right next to your perfect house in the […]
Friends to Miss
It’s only been like two days, but I miss all my friends already! On my last day of school, I had a good day. I wore my CocaCola pajamas to school, even though its against dress code. (what are they going to do, suspend me my last day?) I had a lot of support from […]
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