Photo Friday – At One With Nature – Yauya, Peru
A man with his two dogs completely in harmony with nature deep in the Peruvian Andes in Yauya, Peru
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I Am Off Balance
Self-diagnosing why I am in a bit of a funk, and what I need to do to get out of it and achieve balance again.
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Baños, Ecuador – Small Town, Nature, And Bathrooms
Baños, a small town with lots of things in nature to offer – and where I spent a lot of time in the bathroom
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Lago Agrio – The Amazing Amazon Experience That Didn’t Happen
A day spent in Lago Agrio since my trip to the Amazon was unexpectedly canceled
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The Green Ecuadoran Coast – Fun, Semi-Volunteering, And Awesome People
A week on the beautiful northwest Ecuadoran coast visiting an orphanage, a kids summer camp, and amazing people!
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Photo Friday – Church With A View – Huaraz, Peru
A small church 3339m/10,955ft high overlooking the stunning Peruvian Andes during Semana Santa/Holy Week in Huaraz, Peru
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Ayahuasca – My First (And Probably Only) Experience With A Hallucinogenic Plant
My experience trying ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic plant that gives you the opportunity to speak to dead relatives and experience explosive diarrhea
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How “Let’s Visit A Waterfall” Turned Into Me Rappelling Down A Waterfall
My first experience with extreme sports, though I didn’t know I’d be rapelling down a waterful until minutes before the action started!
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Finding A Completely Unexpected Piece Of Home In Huaraz, Peru
An Ohio State hat was the last thing I thought I’d find in the mountains of Peru, but it’s exactly what I found on my first day in Huaraz, Peru!
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A Weekend With The Tsachilas – Indigenous, Spiritual, And Fellow Nomads
An amazing weekend with the Tsachila indigenous people of Santo Domingo, Ecuador
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Another Attempted Robbery – This Time In Ecuador
Another attempted robbery, this time by silent, sneaky thieves!
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Photo Friday – Man And Parrot – Casma, Peru
A guy and his parrot sitting outside a mechanic’s shop in Casma, Peru
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The Middle Of The World – The Equator
A fun day at The Middle Of The World/Mitad del Mundo at the equator in Quito, Ecuador during Carnival
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Quito – Capital, Carnival, Cold, And Running Into Gandhi By Accident
Spending a couple of days in Quito, Ecuador during Carnival
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Que Caro Es Ser Pobre/How Expensive It Is To Be Poor – Books
The sad story of prohibitively expensive books in many parts of the world – and its propagation of the poverty cycle
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Photo Friday – Sunset Into The Pacific – Mancora, Peru
A beautiful sunset of the sun disappearing into the Pacific in Mancora, Peru
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Colombia To Ecuador – A Famous Church, Counterfeit Money, And Drugs
The journey from Pasto, Colombia to Quito, Ecuador – the church at Las Lajas, drug inspection, counterfeit money, and everything in between
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