My plane leaves in just over two hours from now. 
I’m sitting in my classroom staring at my bags and smiling at the way Colombian children say goodbye.  There are hugs and kisses and wide grins that let me know they might miss me just a little.
“Give saludes to your family from us, Mees!” one girl [...]

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When Lyle and I lived in Australia we spent every dime we earned (and there weren’t many dimes) to meet in Sydney on Saturdays.  He’d come down from the Blue Mountains and I’d come up from the Royal National Park just so we could hear a familiar accent, so we could see a familiar face.
We’d wander around the Harbour and the [...]

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Snoozing on the first leg of the trip.

Catching some shut eye on the final leg, too.

And here are a few from along the way.

About ten minutes into our three hour hike through the Amazon jungle.

This was the easy part.  The 40 meter climb up the tree — not so much.

Sunset on the Amazon River. 
Is [...]

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I know.  I know.  I promised Saturday, but by the end of this post you’ll feel sorry for me.  And if you don’t, just don’t tell me.  I like to believe that the world is sympathetic.  Thanks.
Yes, I had a fantastic trip to the Amazon.  It was all that I expected and more.  It was [...]

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That could be because she isn’t with me….
Nonetheless, I’m off to the Amazon!
It’s October break here and three friends and I are headed out in the morning at a not-so-bright 3:00.  IN THE A.M.!
I have no clue where we’re staying or what we’re doing or what to pack or how my Spanish works in the [...]

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