Things are still going well in this beautiful community I live in. M and I have made some new friends, two sets of couples and another guy, all who are really cool people. It's been fun to meet and hang out with them.
Classes are still going well, I have a math test on Monday and then a speech due on the next day, so this upcoming weekend will be spent mostly working. I'm doing my speech on Rachel Carson; if you haven't heard of her, you should check her out, she was a pretty cool woman.
I've been loving the radio up here; back in TX most of the radio stations were run by the corporate conglomerate that is ClearChannel. All of their stations suck. There's mostly independent run radio stations up here, and I love them all. KHSU is HSU's radio, they play lots of NPR, which I love! I listen to Democracy Now, PRI's The World, and Morning Edition. I do miss All Things Considered, which they played on public radio in TX, but do not broadcast here. KHSU also has a lot of really cool programs; an eastern music program, a reggae program, a couple different folk programs, and they run a 30 minute segment every day that is all about news on the North Coast. It's nice to have a diverse radio to listen to.
Ike blew through Texas, causing a lot of damage. My mom and sister evacuated to College Station, and they are back home now, though without electricity and hot water. All their animals are fine. My dad, however, stayed in his apartment complex to weather out the storm, and fared worse. He is okay, but the roof of his apartment building blew off, causing his entire apartment to flood. I don't think he had renter's insurance, but he may be able to get some funds through FEMA. He's staying with a friend right now, and they don't have electricity either. I haven't talked to him yet, but my mom has; he's been using his friends' cell phone to call her. I'm really glad that he's ok, things could have been a lot worse.
More pictures! These are from Cusco and a few more from our second trip to Blue Morpho.
This is San Blas, a view from the neighborhood our hostel was in.
About a block up from our hostel, there was this park that had a great view of the city.
This is a picture from when we went to the Temple of the Moon in Pisac.
A different view from the Temple of the Moon.
The ruins of Ollantaytambo in the town of the same name.
Some of the ingenious Incan-built irrigation system, running through the market at Ollantaytambo. This is partly what inspired me to go into hydrology.
A beautiful mountaintop in the Sacred Valley. The Incans thought that the mountains were gods.
Saqsayhuaman, an old Incan fortress.
A wonderful view of Cusco from Saqsayhuaman.
We took a 3 hour train ride to go to the town of Aguas Calientes, the town that serves Maccu Picchu.
We had front row seats for the whole ride there!
The whole way to Aguas Calientes, the train followed next to this beautiful river. I got sooo many pictures because I loved it so much.
The hot springs at Aguas Calientes. The water is filled with minerals that are good for your skin and body.
Daybreak at Maccu Picchu.
A view of Maccu Picchu later in the day, when it got a little cloudy.
We saw a herd of wandering alpacas! This baby was so cute!
Our day at Maccu Picchu was cut a little short, because it started to drizzle. This alpaca had the right idea, and got under some shelter.
We got back to San Blas, and stayed in a pretty nice hostel. This is the view from our window.
This was outside on our porch at the hostel. I love this picture.
I had to take a picture of this delivery truck. For some reason, it made me really happy. :-)
The people of Cusco were preparing for Inti Raymi, The Festival of the Sun. We were in Cusco the week before so we got to see everyone practicing, but we missed the main event. :-(
Back to my second home, the jungle! This is Pedro, the leopard at the Butterfly Farm.
Ah, Blue Morpho. I miss it there. Here are the apprentices blessing the pots.
We spent a lot of time at the lake. Mud baths for everyone!!!
Well, that's it for now. In the next post, pictures of Humboldt, our house, and my school, and of course, more about the life of me. :-)
I hope you all are having a wonderful day. Happy trails!
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I'm so glad to hear your family is ok from the hurricane. Some people got hit really hard.
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