South of the Border

10/20 - We arrive.  All is well, I even got to help a little peruvian women on the plane.  Don´t tell customs but I helped her fill out her forms- actually she could see very well so I filled out the whole thing.  Ceviche y platacones for dinner, things could get better.  For those of you who don´t know what that is you should find out, ceviche is the national plate of Peru, but its basically served anywhere that has a good supply of fresh fish and lime juice. and Platacones are fried, then smushed, then fried plantains, and they are absolutely my favorite thing! yum Then I went to my friend Sebas (Sebastians) Birthday.  He had rented a little cabin in the mountians, which is pretty come for people to do.  It was refreshing to get up in the fresh mountain air, huge trees and widing roads. 10/21-  We rent ¨"Hanzel" our purple Korean/Japanese car that I have never heard of, but he gets us where we need to go.  Its a 4x4 :) Destination- EL CARIBE, ...

Good bye, actually I prefer "see you later", and I wish I had paid more attention in Native American studies at BHS because then I could spell "gigi wa bo men" correctly, but the meaning is still there "see you later".  I'm on the same page with them because  I feel that "good bye" is quite serious and seems so bleak, like the chances of seeing someone again are slim to none, but trust me, I know this is not good bye.  Although I do leave tomorrow.... Currently Im trying to tie up lose ends, send last minute cards and re-evaluate my packing.  I went to a nice get together the other day and I received some excellent advice from some seasoned travelers, (you know who you are- Thank you- "gigi wa bo men")  Anyhow- I really don't know when or where my trip will "END" which is good because this life is a trip- at any stage- and I know I'm not looking for and end yet- maybe just a couple of roots- tap roots- that can h...

SOoooo.... packing sucks.  Aactually it makes me sick.  I put everything on the bed.  Imagine your life for the next six months or so laid out on a double bed.  It seemed like so much and at the same time it didn't seem like enough.  Not Enough! Uffff who am I to say that it's not enough.  I'm positive I have more 'things' for my trip then some people have ever. And thats the hardest part- departing with the 'things' that we think we need.  I remember that before I had even left Milwaukee, and one of the hardest parts was leaving my apartment, a stupid little 1-bedroom.  This little one bedroom I had filled with my little things; selves, a sofa, plates, cups, pictures, ya know- "hey I'm living on my own" kinda things.  These things that I loved so would have been one of the reasons that I didn't want to travel, "what about my stuff? What about my beautiful little apartment?"! - COME ON past me! it was crazy, but thats life.  On...

So I'm trying to pack for my journey.  It proves more difficult then I thought because there is lots to be done! Once I sit down and do it, and stop making a blog- ha- it will all go fast.  So for now I can sit here, enjoy my coffee... take in the view, play with mona bones and begin my slow goodbye to beautiful Wisco! Heres the travel plan as far as I know it. Oct. 20th- Flight to Costa Rica Arrive with my partner in Crime, Nooners- aka Hayley, we'll be traveling around for three weeks; river rafting, zip-lining, mountain climbing- MT. Chirripo here we come! http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/chirriponationalpark.html etc... Then starting Nov. 15th I'll begin to be working with a group called CREAR- http://twitter.com/costaricacrear I'll be working with them until the end of Jan. then I head to.....PERU Feb. 8th- Flight from CR to PERU March 8th- Flight from PERU to COLOMBIA March 29th- Fight from Colombia to DF