Get Lost

The art of intentionally straying from the path most travelled

A collection of places I've been, things I've learned and works I have created.

Day 8 Amazonia: the Last Supper

The bugs are worse than they've ever been and the scratching is at an all time high. At breakfast, Marlene casually asks if anyone is...

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...

I wake up feeling like a new person! Everyone celebrate! Mosquito repellent for all! I rush to pack my things and get to breakfast, ready...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I am counting the hours until we leave for the Amazon in Southern Colombia, near Leticia. Going from sea level in Costa Rica to an...

We are sitting here, in our hostel in Alajuela, trying to decide what to do with our last 24 hours. It is hard to believe that 2 weeks is...