So this is day 1-2 of the Prague journey. My soul needed this. It was really hard leaving everyone behind this time. Everything is so uncertain and transitioning. It's hard to leave while things are in limbo. I keep trying to remind myself that it's about me this time. Even though I"m here for work, I have to stop being preocuppied with how other people are doing and feeling, and let myself enjoy this. I was too overwhelmed with work to pack until the morning of...

The drive to the airport from the hotel was quick and easy again. Cuzco airport security was the easiest I have ever been through. No taking off shoes, no taking off belt, left all my liquids and laptop inside my suitcase…breezy. Once you went through security to get to the gate, you couldn't go back again. Some decided to stay on the side with shops and food. I went through directly so I could work on my journal. I didn't feel like socializing with anyone. N...

So there is a store across the street that operates like a super walmart or target. It sells house stuff, food, electronics, etc. While we were here buying bottled water, I noticed that they had cans of red bull, each with it's own magnetic sensor, locked behind a glass case. I wondered if there are legal restraints here similar to the ones we have in the states about selling aerosol cans, spray paint, superglue, robustussin etc to minors. On our drive Monda...

Monday morning was our day to sleep in. They charged us about $40 to delay checkout until noon. This seemed like an absurb touristy rip-off. But they got us because many of us paid it. We didn't need to leave the hotel until 2pm to get to the airport. The group wanted to go downtown shopping, and I still had a few things I needed to buy. I intended to sleep in until the last minute possible, but the city of Cuzco had other ideas for me. I woke up at sunrise to ...

Today is Machu Picchu day. We got up early. I pulled open the curtains like I do every morning, and gazed out onto the street and into the hazy bustling morning of Cuzco. I was excited. I got everything together for the day and met everyone downstairs. We were all groggy but eager to get started. Patricia and our van were waiting for us - very chipper. We had a 2 hour bus ride ahead of us, followed by a 2 hour train ride, and then another bus ride to the entran...