Spanish Immersion With Shakira

My Experience In Spanish Immersion

One of the main focuses of while spending time in Latin America is to become more or less conversationally fluent in Spanish before moving on this year.

As part of my plans, I have been enrolling myself in Spanish immersion programs in the countries I am visiting over the next several months which have included Peru and Chile so far and will include Argentina, Uruguay, Columbia, Panama, Guatemala and finally Mexico before making my way back into the States. But here is what what my experience has been so far Read more

I Am Living My Dream

Recently, I spent a few weeks in a town called Arequipa located near the border of Chile and Peru. It’s a very mystical city and without question, captured my heart forever.

Regardless of the sporadic and slow Internet connections and impossible phone systems, it became hard to leave the remote city of nearly one million people, all of which seem to live in a time that more or less no longer exists. Read more

Random Footage: Exotic Markets, Bizarre Foods and Strikes in Peru

Random Footage

Most of the posts I make on this site will tend to have a story line to them…for example a journey to some place or maybe documenting some sort of process or experience I’ve had.

But there is also many times that I capture footage that doesn’t seem to fit into any story line other than the fact that it’s just part of my every day experience. More or less random events that I think are cool enough to pull out my camera and start recording. (At least I think they’ll cool, but then again I’m very easily amused)

And to be honest, I feel like if I didn’t publish them for you to see I would be depriving you of some really good stuff.

Some Random Thoughts As I Made This Video

The more I travel the more I find that there is as many commonalities as there is differences in the way people and things operate around the world.  Without question, I think you’ll see, especially if you have never traveled outside of the States, that the way most people live in the world is indeed very different than the way we have come to experience life in the US.  A good lesson for the many people that tend to think they have it all figured out. Read more

Check Out These Ancient Man Made Floating Islands In Peru..

After an 8 hour bus ride on my way into Arequipa, I decided to stop in the town of Puno. Puno is basically on the border of Bolivia and Peru. In fact, the town of Puno is most often used as the entrance point for many people trekking into Bolivia. It also sits on Lake Titicaca (pronounced “tee tee ka ka”) which is the world’s highest navigable lake at 12,500 feet (3,810 m) above sea level and is the second largest lake of South America (after Maracaibo). Read more

Watch Me Eat A Guinea Pig…(Warning!! You Tube Has Banned This Video In Several Countries)

When I first arrived in Peru I heard that Guinea Pig was a popular delicacy.. I was fascinated by this, because I had always seen Guinea pigs as pets and not something you eat for dinner. I knew right then that I had to try it and make a video out of the experience. Read more

Hiking Through The Peruvian Jungles To Machu Picchu….MUST SEE!

Hiking to Machu Picchu was an incredible adventure and by far one of the best experiences of my life. We started out on bicycles riding approximately 3 hours in heavy rain down a mountainside where we would arrive in a very small town called Santa Maria.

The next day we set out on foot for what would turn out to be a grueling 3 days of hiking through the mountainous jungles of the Andes on the Inca Trail, which would eventually lead us straight to Machu Picchu. Read more

Traveling Into The Andes of Peru From Lima

I left Lima today on my way into Cusco with the intention to hike Machu Picchu. The bus ride was a grueling 21 hours through the Andes on a one lane road most of the way.  There were some sketchy moments when I felt the bus was literally going to tip over the side of the mountain and we would all roll to our deaths. From what I hear, this actually happens on occasion.

Fortunately, I didn’t experience the cartwheel journey down the cliffs and I indeed arrived safely into Cusco. After a few stops along the way we had finally arrived in Cusco. I was starving and tired, my hands and clothes covered in sticky juice from the Mango I tried to eat at 2am without a knife or a plate and probably smelling like anything but mangos. I just wanted to get some food and go to sleep. Check out the video above to see more.

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Para Gliding Over The Coast Of Lima Peru

Today was my last day in Lima and I was getting ready to take a 21 hour bus ride to Cusco in preparation to hike to Machu Picchu.

I had about five hours before my bus left and I had noticed some para gliders in the sky from my hostel window. This immediately sparked my interest and I walked down to the waterfront to see if I could join them. The price was only 150 Soles (about $50 US) so I went ahead and did it.

It was actually the first sunny day since I had been in Lima so I thought it was the perfect way to end my time there. It was an absolutely awesome experience. Check out the video above to see the whole experience in action.

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