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...
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 6 Amazonia: Into the Jungle
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...
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 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...
Beginning in Bogota
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...