Bolivia
One of the peds rheum attendings that I worked with briefly, just got back from a 2-week vacation. When I asked her where she went, she replied that she had visited three countries in South America.
#1 on my List of Things That Automatically Make You Cool:
taking a vacation to South America.
My parents took my sister and me to Peru in the summer of 1999. It was the first time my sister, my mom, and I had ever been to South America... it was the wonder of Machu Picchu that attracted my mom who planned the whole trip. It is, to this day, the most breathtaking place I have ever been to in my entire life. And I've been to a lot of different places. You can see the meaning of "developing country" in every corner of Peru from the second you land at the airport and most of the time, you are overwhelmed with unimaginable poverty. It was such a powerful moving experience that my sister wrote about it in her essay for college and got accepted to every school she applied.
Unfortunately, I don't have any digitized pictures of that trip but I do have some from the time I went to Ecuador in 2003.
We all piled into the back of an open truck that usually carries animals, to hitch a ride to the top of Los Banos, where the beautiful waterfalls are.
I know it's hard to appreciate but it was beautiful and the sound of all that water falling, magical.
So this Saturday, I'm going to Bolivia. Cochabamba, Bolivia. I am really excited to see a new country and to refresh my spanish. I'm going to be working at a clinic and taking medical spanish lessons. I only wish I was staying longer than 3.5 weeks. Did you know that Bolivia has more than 1,200 types of potatoes?!? Not to mention one of the largest archeological sites in the world... with genuine dinosaur bones! I've been reading up on the ancient ruins, jungle tours, and sightseeing possibilities. I'll bring back lots of pictures!!
#1 on my List of Things That Automatically Make You Cool:
taking a vacation to South America.
My parents took my sister and me to Peru in the summer of 1999. It was the first time my sister, my mom, and I had ever been to South America... it was the wonder of Machu Picchu that attracted my mom who planned the whole trip. It is, to this day, the most breathtaking place I have ever been to in my entire life. And I've been to a lot of different places. You can see the meaning of "developing country" in every corner of Peru from the second you land at the airport and most of the time, you are overwhelmed with unimaginable poverty. It was such a powerful moving experience that my sister wrote about it in her essay for college and got accepted to every school she applied.
Unfortunately, I don't have any digitized pictures of that trip but I do have some from the time I went to Ecuador in 2003.
We all piled into the back of an open truck that usually carries animals, to hitch a ride to the top of Los Banos, where the beautiful waterfalls are.
I know it's hard to appreciate but it was beautiful and the sound of all that water falling, magical.
So this Saturday, I'm going to Bolivia. Cochabamba, Bolivia. I am really excited to see a new country and to refresh my spanish. I'm going to be working at a clinic and taking medical spanish lessons. I only wish I was staying longer than 3.5 weeks. Did you know that Bolivia has more than 1,200 types of potatoes?!? Not to mention one of the largest archeological sites in the world... with genuine dinosaur bones! I've been reading up on the ancient ruins, jungle tours, and sightseeing possibilities. I'll bring back lots of pictures!!
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