life
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First Taste of Peruvian Food
My host sister took me to a ceviche restaurant. Her younger sister’s boyfriend owns (or works?) there. This is what I ate. This is some kind of fish soup. I think a lot of flavors used in Peru include cilantro, because the first meal my host family gave me also tasted as if it had…
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En route to Arequipa
It all started at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport (which I do not have pictured here because, in all honesty. it seemed too boring on the grand scale of the biggest adventure I was about to pursue). I got to the airport at approximately 2:33 p.m. My flight was at 5:53 p.m. 6 hours later (more…
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Goodbye 2016
As I grow older, passing years become less of a bittersweet memory and more so of a new chance at trying [anything really] again. Personally, 2016 was a year of growth. I finished up my last year of high school, said goodbye to friends who I know I’ll only only keep up-to-date with because of…
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Promise to Myself
Recently, I found a blog that really inspired me to get going and take action with what I want to do in life. If you ever want a good read, check out Mark Manson’s blog here: https://markmanson.net/ I found his blog when I retreated to my thoughts and started wondering (again) what I wanted to…