My entire organizational system in Chile revolves around a ton of yellow sticky notes on my computer that have reminders, due dates, trip plans, etc. written all over them. I have one sticky note that …
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Gymkana: International Olympics
For the past week or so I have been participating in something called GYMKANA with Companeros PUCP. Basically, GYMKANA is an olympics with international students and their companeros. The games are separated into two parts. The first part …
Day 7 & 8: Cusco
Not yet quite able to get a full nights sleep, I was up and at ‘em before check out to move to another hostel in San Blas, a neighborhood in Cusco. The internet didn’t work …
Day 5 & 6: Aguas Calientes and Machupicchu
Five days in and I have yet to get a good nights sleep. Arriving on a Saturday night, the city was filled with noise and music, but I still managed to get up energized and …
March Madness
A month ago, today, I was on a plane headed for Buenos Aires, arriving an obscenely sweaty, nervous wreck. It’s nuts that a month has already passed by, I feel as though I just arrived. …
The “Study” Part
Sadly, studying abroad is not all about traveling and fun fun fun; we are primarily here for school. The past couple weeks was our midterm season, so I was doing a lot more studying than …
My First Time
It’s official: I found one of my favorite dance clubs in Buenos Aires. Azúcar. Azúcar (meaning sugar) is not just any dance club; it’s a salsa dancing club. The only club experience I have had …
I’m going to need someone to go into my head and make me understand Spanish.
Semana ocho is upon us! A mere nine weeks and some change and I’ll be back in the warm embrace of los Estados Unidos. Until then: CAMPING! So, Merida’s in the mountains, right? Meaning we’re …
Midnight in Paris
No, this isn’t a review of Woody Allen’s 2011 romantic comedy. My apologies to anyone who was mislead by the title. However, I did get a chance to watch that on my flight over last …
Teaching English & Intercambios
I gotta say that one opportunity I really enjoy about this program is teaching English. In the beginning, my motive was just the pocket money that I would get from it, but I got matched …