Never have I ever been robbed on a bus by three men with butcher knives. Never have I ever been at risk of being stuck in an avalanche. Oh, wait. I did both of those this week. Let me explain. I mentioned in my last post that blog entries should be short because 'no one's life is really that interesting.' Unfortunately, mine is, and thus this post has the right to be long. Tuesday afternoon around 3pm my friend Tyler and I jumped on a bus to Tena, a town ...

Caves are AWESOME. The jungle is even MORE awesome. This past weekend my friends Dani, Tyler and I went to a small town called Tena, on the outskirts of the Amazon rainforest. I had never been before, but we were all sold when we read about the 'extensive cave system' in which rubber boots, headlamps, and bathing suits were necessary. Tena is also only a 4ish hour drive away- not bad at all by our travel standards. We arrived just after dark on Friday night,...