Vuelvo a las montañas vuelvo a los valles Vuelvo a ver lugares y a personas que no he visto en mucho tiempo Brazos abiertos, corazones abiertos Vuelvo a ríos y lagos vuelvo a bosques Vuelvo a mercados y calles llenos de risas y expresiones conocidas Familia elegida y de sangre Vuelvo a mi yo más…
Tag: traveling
Coming home
Home to mountains home to valleys Home to places and people that I haven’t seen in a long time Open arms, open hearts Home to rivers and lakes home to forests Home to markets and streets full of laughter and the familiar slang Friends, family Home to my younger self home to old habits Home…
On the road
Hello there again! For those of you who were wondering, no, I haven’t disappeared off the face of the earth or gotten kidnapped in some shady side street. It’s just that since I’ve left Cusco, I have been busy traveling and exploring and meeting new people. So don’t worry if you hear a bit less…
Walking in my parents’ footsteps
«Hace 24 años…» – South America ’95/’96 I grew up with the tales of my parents’ South America trip. Anecdotes, bedtime stories and photo albums full of memories. My dad telling every taxi driver on our Chile trip that he’d been there 22 years ago… The hammock they brought back from Ecuador, where I like to…
Maras, Moray and Ollantay-what?
We just had a few days off over Easter and vacations in May are approaching rapidly – this will give me time to go traveling a bit and explore more of Peru (I’m definitely planning on trekking to Machu Picchu – I mean, even if it is a tourist magnet, it is one of the…
Uncertainty
A couple of days ago, I got a message saying that unfortunately I wouldn’t be able to get a visa for Peru, which complicates my plans to stay and volunteer in Cusco for a year quite a bit. I’d been aware that it would possibly not work out, but part of me chose to ignore…