My Peru Photo Diary
Categories: Cuzco, Latin America, My Photo Diary, Peru, Photo Diary, South America, Travel • Tags: Cusco, Cuzco, Latin America, Machu Picchu, Ollaytantambo, Peru, Pisac, Sacred Valley, South America, Urubamba
A Portfolio of Poetry (2020)
Paradise With her.Losing in jenga.Nursing a glass of wine. Peru The best part of Peru?QuarantinedIn an Airbnb.SittingIn a hammock.ChainsmokingCigarettes.Waiting for an excuseTo talk to you. The First Night I’ve lost countOf the number of daysI’ve stood aroundJust thinkingAbout being with youUnder the starsHolding you tightWishingMorning never came. Afterthought After all the heartfelt words,All the emotions felt,And all the stories traded,You weren’t anythingTo her. Just a pit stop,Just a temporary convenience,Just someone to forget,Just a distraction All you could do,Was freeze […]
Categories: Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry, Prose • Tags: Creative Writing, Literature, Poems, Poetry, Prose
Life Quarantined in Cuzco, Peru: Part Two
I’ve been in quarantine going on ten weeks now with the President of Peru just announcing that he is extending the state of emergency for another five weeks. The only big difference with quarantine is that select restaurants are allowed to open for pickup and delivery. For me, I find it a bit pathetic to complain about being bored in quarantine as there are people who are losing their businesses, losing their homes, and losing their lives all over the […]
Categories: Backpacking, Cusco, Cuzco, Latin America, Peru, South America, Travel, Travel Tips, Travel Writing • Tags: Animal Rescue, Cusco, Cuzco, Dog Fostering, Fostering, Latin America, Peru, Quarantine Life, Volunteering
Life Quarantined in Cusco, Peru
What’s life like in Peru? Frankly, it’s not that bad from where I’m sitting. Peru’s president made an announcement that he was going to lock down the entire country in twenty-four hours and commence a quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic, and boy did he follow through. When he was met with resistance, he enacted martial law which put the government in control and created a curfew which is currently from 5am-6pm throughout the majority of Peru, with no one […]
Categories: Cusco, Cuzco, Latin America, Peru, South America, Travel • Tags: Cusco, Cuzco, Latin America, Peru, South America
Things to Know Before Going to Cusco
1. Stray dogs are everywhere. Overall, most seem in relatively good shape besides long-haired ones needing a grooming. In many countries, stray dogs are seen as pests because they crap on the sidewalk, go through everyone’s trash, or beg at markets or restaurants with outdoor seating. However, here, it seems they are just a part of normal, everyday life. Similar to my Florida life in how we have deer, squirrels, and Sandhill cranes everywhere and we don’t pay much attention […]
Categories: Backpacking, Cusco, Cuzco, Latin America, Peru, South America, Travel • Tags: Andes Mountains, Backpacking, Cusco, Cuzco, Latin America, Peru, South America, Study Abroad
My Lima Bucket List
Why did I decide to quit my job, finish my masters degree online, and move abroad to participate in a Spanish Immersion program in Cusco, Peru nestled in the Andes Mountains? Because, to me, that’s living life in every way. I had completed eleven out of the thirteen required courses for my Master of Education, had saved up over fifteen thousand dollars by relentlessly working and covering shift after shift at my bar job for nearly a year, and had […]
Categories: Lima, Peru, South America, Travel • Tags: Barranco, Calleo, Ceviche, Eat Local, La Perla, Latin America, Lima, Miraflores, Palomino Islands, Peru, Pisco Sour, South America, Swimming with Seals, Tours
Hang Gliding at Wallaby Ranch
With the goodest of boys waiting for my turn to fly. Why did I decide to go hang gliding? One of the reasons for going was I had had a cancer scare that I was actually mentally ready for. Some of my family members had experienced cancer and, frankly, I was asking for it. Drinking excessively and for more days a week than not, partying until the sun came up, chain smoking, skipping the gym to nurse hangovers. It was […]
Categories: America, Florida, North America, Travel, United States, USA • Tags: America, Bucket List, Cancer, Davenport, Florida, Hang Gliding, North America, Tandem Hang Gliding, United States, USA, Wallaby Ranch
Things to ALWAYS & to NEVER Do When Traveling Abroad
Things to ALWAYS Do Abroad: 1. Download films to watch and music to listen to offline on apps like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Music/Prime Video, Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube Music. Keep in mind, several apps like Hulu or Pandora are not normally available outside of the US or their selection changes by country such as Netflix. My choices are Netflix and YouTube Music because they have the highest selection, in my opinion, are affordable, and are available in the majority of […]
Categories: Backpacking, Travel, Travel Tips, Travel Writing • Tags: Backpacking, Travel Advice, Travel Tips, Traveling, Traveling Abroad
How I’m Studying Abroad in Cusco, Peru & Not Breaking the Bank
1. Airbnb: I’m staying in a shared apartment with my host, but will have a private bedroom and bathroom as well as be staying in the city center. For 2 months of accommodation I am paying just under $330, split into two payments, half beforehand as a deposit/reservation and the other half of the payment halfway through my total stay. Because I booked for over a month, my host offered me a monthly price discount of 45% off of my […]
Categories: Backpacking, Cusco, Peru, Saving, South America, Study Abroad, Travel, Travel Tips • Tags: Andes Mountains, Backpacking, Budget Travel, Cusco, Cuzco, Latin America, Lima, Maximo Nivel, Peru, Saving, South America, Spanish, Study Abroad
