Catching My Breath

Of course its been another busy week. But I made myself a To Do List and Ive finally checked them (almost) all off! I finished Spanish classes, took my exam, read three incredible books, spent time with my host family, and recovered my photos (which, horribly enough, were lost for a while after my memory card got a virus at the internet cafe). The majority of the group left for a trek this morning. Myself and a few others will be meeting up with them along the trail in a day or two. Its wonderfully peaceful to be away from the group with fewer responsibilities. Ive been drinking lots of api, reading up on hallucinogenic plants in the amazon, learning about how bees and other insects have abstract intelligence, and extended my research on the syncratism of religion here. Ive also been spending a lot of time on a nearby farm, with a wonderful bolivian man named David! David has an adorable cat, and has been teaching me a bit about agriculture in the Andes. After our trek, we will be boarding a boat to travel down the Amazon to a rural jungle village. Apparently, people in this village hunt for wild boar. I find this incredible because I just learned that sometimes packs of wild boars will attack, kill, and eat people in the forest. The Amazon is about to be CRAZYYYY. So the last thing on my To Do List before I leave? Shower. Its been a week since I last bathed, so I figure it is about time.