Urubamba, Peru | Sat Mar 20, 2010 | Views: 188

It was just another day as an unemployed volunteer (I broke up with Diomedes because I was tired of his flakiness so I'm no longer a cuy inspector).  I was hanging out at the office brainstorming ways to fill my time when suddenly everything changed.   Lisbeth (my coordinator) asked if I would be interested in talking with a man named Roberto about his greenhouse project.  The three of us sat down …

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Peru March

Hamilton, Canada | Thu Mar 18, 2010 | Views: 11

After reading some of the journals, I thought I would get the ball rolling on some of my own!  Sitting here in Hamilton reading about all the adventures so many people have seems so surreal to me at the moment. Preparations seem to be endless as i'm going to be studying abroad, but take-off time is getting nearer and nearer. Sometimes I get so caught up with the emails, paperwork, reassuring …

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44 days until Belize

Toronto, Canada | Mon Mar 15, 2010 | Views: 27

I'm writing about a month and a bit in advance of my departure date. I'm planning to fly into Bangkok and then take a train into Chiang Mai. Looking at other journals on this site I wish there were a few more recent ones - despite the excellent set up package I am not sure what to expect. Anyway, as of now all I can really write about is why I'm …

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Interning in Thailand

Edmonton, Canada | Wed Mar 10, 2010 | Views: 32

I've been accepted by Pro World to go on an awesome Mexican Adventure in Oaxaca from May 1-14!! I was so excited that last night, I could barely sleep! This entry will be a little about me, why I chose to apply to Pro World and why I'm so excited for this!!My name is Jacquie Lycka. I am just finishing up my fourth year of a Bachelor of Arts with …

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My Mexican Adventure

Urubamba, Peru | Mon Mar 01, 2010 | Views: 1975

Maybe sometimes you have to leave the party to hear the music… I had to climb 1,000 feet above Urubamba before I realized how much I loved the little valley town.  From the top of the Cross Mountain on the first rainless day in weeks, I started feeling a little sentimental.  The new vantage point offered me a dustless, odorless and almost noiseless view of Urubamba (I say almost noiseless because …

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Peru Feburary