Day of departure

Words of the day:

aeropuerto: airport
avion: airplane
estar mareado en un avion: to be airsick

I actually don't usually get airsick, though maybe this changes depending upon what hemisphere you're in. Anyway, today is the day of departure. At this time tomorrow I'll be in Peru, and about two miles higher than I am now. Somehow the elevation makes it seem like even more of a foreign country.

I'm hoping to update this blog on a daily basis while I'm in Cusco at the language school, during the next three weeks. After that it'll depend on further plans. I hope to hike out to Macchu Picchu, and if I can get a week-long hiking trek I'll probably do that. Also on the itinerary: the rainforest, for another week. It seems likely to me that the rainforest is one of the few places remaining on the planet untouched by the internet, so blog updates will probably be lighter during that time.

I'll still be checking email while I'm in Peru, so I'll be keeping in touch in other ways. Send souvenir requests! I'm looking forward to the adventure, but I'll be missing friends and family while there.