We are nearing the end of our time in South America. I haven’t posted very often, for many reasons. Often the competition for computer time is high, especially when there is internet access. Often I am very tired at the end of the day from doing whatever is was that day. There are many other… Continue reading From Mark – Coffee
Tag: South America
Puno, we cannot leave you!
March 13 was the scheduled departure from Puno. The night before, we had a sad goodbye with the Grifo folks. Ryan helped them with an English lesson CD on their computer for awhile and we looked through our hard drive of music and listened to Whitney Houston and Madonna (their choice). We woke up early,… Continue reading Puno, we cannot leave you!
From Mark: Repairs
This started out being a letter to my family, Amy, Sara, Mom and Dad. Halfway through I decided it turned into a blog post. So here it is. So, we are currently in Puno, Peru, on the shores of Lake Titicaca. We will be here for a few days. We are doing laundry here… Continue reading From Mark: Repairs
Cartagena – Jennah
Father is now here. He arrived on Saturday. Most of Saturday and Sunday we spent lounging around the hotel, with brief excursions into the heat. We had shishkabobs for dinner one night. They were really good, and the same guy also sold these things that were stuffed with chorizo, cheese and a unidentified meat. I… Continue reading Cartagena – Jennah
Journey To South America — Jennah
At five AM, Mother awoke my siblings and I to take a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Security took some time, but we were on the plane eventually. The forty-five minute plane ride passed uneventfully. We arrived in Fort Lauderdale and waited about half an hour before we had to board our flight. I got a… Continue reading Journey To South America — Jennah
From Mark – Shipping adventures part 2
Ryan I and got up at 6:45 am for day two. This was about an hour later than I wanted to. We got some free coffee (a better start to this day than the day before) and headed back to Arturo’s office to drop off the dock receipts. We took the metro to the station closest… Continue reading From Mark – Shipping adventures part 2
Jack’s Posting Time #1
My name is Jack and I live in Fairbanks Alaska. I am fifteen years of age and my birthday happens to be July 29th. I have three sisters and two brothers. In about 23 days my family and I are leaving on a trip to South America. We are bringing our two dogs and possibly… Continue reading Jack’s Posting Time #1