When we arrived with RY, we were encouraged to take the year to step out of our comfort zone, to say ‘YES’, to explore/adventure/experience. Did I step out of my comfort zone? YES! I jumped […]
A Re-Discovered Life
Travel and coffee addict embracing the challenges, simplicity and joy of re-discovering life.
Argentina
Two months in Argentina with Remote Year was full of ups and downs. I likely wouldn’t have stayed in the area for a full two months if it hadn’t been for the group of amazing […]
Month in Peru
As you may already know, I’m on a year long adventure with Remote Year for the entirety of 2017. Traveling with a group of over 70 people has it’s unique challenges and has left me […]
Gratitude (in the Peruvian Amazon)
If there is one thing that will forever stay with me from my excursion into the Peruvian Amazon…it’s gratitude!! Yes, there was wildlife . . . monkeys, birds, and river dolphins were abundant. And there […]
Kuelap – “The New Machu Picchu”
The Kuelap ruins are actually older than Macchu Picchu. They were found/discovered in 1843. Abandoned after the Incas conquered the Chachapoyas before the Spanish arrived. The entire area had been forgotten for quite some time.
From Moyobamba
From Moyobamba, my sights were intent on getting to Yurimaguas to meet with Nathan and organize my Amazon adventure. This involved getting a combi from Moyobamba to Tarapoto then another from Tarapoto to Yurimaguas and then a boat onto Lagunas.
Feel The Calm
An Inner Sense of Calm. It’s spiritual but not. It’s like the joy that you get when you see you’re first born child, or the happiness on your wedding day…only it’s not. It’s different in a way that I can’t really express.
