Machismo – A Cultural Incompatibility I Can’t Accept
Sharing my disdain for machismo via some examples observed while selling bread in the streets of Arequipa with attractive French women
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Photo Friday – Cotton Candy Clouds In Suburbia – Clayton, NC, USA
Cotton candy clouds just behind a house in suburbia, USA
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Volunteering With Rayo de Sol – Selling Bread In The Streets Of Arequipa, Peru
The wonderful experience of selling bread and pastries in the streets of Arequipa, Peru volunteering with Rayo de Sol to support the children of Alto Cayma
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Arequipa, Peru – Volcanoes, Valleys, Pigs, And Miss Latin America
My experience in Arequipa, seeing the beautiful volcanoes and valleys, plus an interesting day at the market and running into Latin American beauty pageant winners
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Huancayo – A Speech In The Heart Of The Peruvian Andes
Speaking to Huancayo’s youth about the importance of volunteering and checking out the heart of the Peruvian Andes
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Life Hacker, Victim, Or None Of The Above? Watching A Photo Shoot In Lima, Peru
Seeing a beautiful woman during a photo shoot and wondering whether she’s a victim or life hacker
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Speaking At Centrum Business School In Lima, Peru
Giving my first speech in Spanish at Centrum Business School and having a ton of fun inspiring Peru’s best and brightest to think outside the box
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Lima, Peru – A Home Away From Home
Visiting Lima, a city I could easily call home full of people I love
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From Snow To Mountain Greenery To Desert Hotness – A Bus Trip With A Little Of Everything Earth Has To Offer
Peru’s amazing natural richness as shown in a single bus ride, from snow to green to desert all in short order.
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Volunteering At Jatun Nani – A Rural Library Project Close To Heaven
My experience volunteering at Jatun Nani, a rural library deep in the Peruvian Andes, and getting to know its inspirational founder
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Photo Friday – A Sky That Glows – Puka Pukara, Cusco, Peru
A glowing sky illuminating Puka Pukara in the Sacred Valley near Cusco, Peru
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Yauya, Peru – Extremely Rural Life Deep In The Andes
A week completely off the beaten path in a village so remote it’s not even on Google Maps – Welcome To Yauya, Peru
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Willkawain – Pre-Incan Ruinas, A Four-Year-Old Businessman, And My Life Being Threatened
An amazing hike in the mountains to the ancient ruins of Willkawain with some crazy stuff along the way.
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Huaraz, Peru – Easter Week, Mountains, And Eating Guinea Pig
Spending Easter week in the heart of Andes Mountains and eating guinea pig for the first time. What a week in Huaraz, Peru!
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Labeling People – The Happy “Pakistani” Nomad
Recounting the conversation I’ve had hundreds of times and, despite my best efforts, being labeled as something I’m not. Labeling people is a bad shortcut.
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Photo Friday – Pre-Incan Salt Ponds – Maras, Peru
The incredible salt ponds in Maras nestled among the mountains near Cusco, where people have produced salt naturally for hundreds of years
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Que Caro Es Ser Pobre – Ignorance Is Agony, Not Bliss
A story in Peru of a woman who can’t spell and lives in shame, though I see nothing but awesomeness in her. Ignorance is agony, not bliss.
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