Day 7 Amazonia: Peru and a Personal Logo
For the time ever, like in my entire life, I wake up to the light of dawn and ACTUALLY get out of bed. I quietly slather myself in DEET...
Day 5 Amazonia: Dancing in the Maloka
I wake around 3 am as I do every single night, with the urge to pee. I am so reluctant, because this is not the time to be walking around...
Day 4 Amazonia: the Shaman and the Night Walk
It's 3am and the sound of pounding rain wakes me despite the cold medication, and I am wide awake with these new jungle sounds. It is...
Day 3 Amazonia:Â Pink Dolphins and Maria's Potion
I spend the whole night tossing and turning and ripping at my clothes. The cold medication leaves me feeling like I'm moving in slow...
Day 2 Amazonia: Floating Through the Jungle
I wake to the sounds of jungle. The moon has the sky lit up so well that I think it's dawn, but its barely past midnight. It's going to...
Day 1 Amazonia: Quarantined in Calanoa
I wake up feeling like death and beg for our host, Marlene to see me in hopes that she can recommend a cure via some flowers or herbs. I...