How I Became Fluent In Spanish In Less Than A Year
I am being nostalgic for the language I haven’t spoken for a long time in the same manner that I am reminiscing the first few weeks that I was trying …
South america
The 2014 FIFA World Cup Experience
I grew up playing football and going to the World Cup has always been my dream. In 2010, me and my friends had a pact: “In four years, we are going …
Crossing borders: Peru to Bolivia by bus
After 51 days in Peru, I have yet to explore another neighboring country called Bolivia. I wasn’t expecting anything but only thinking of the cheap lifestyle ahead — the cheapest …
Hostel life: the good, the bad and the ugly
We usually call it “staff dorm” because even if you’re just a volunteer, you will be placed in a fuzzy hole that rooms all the staff of the place you’re …
7 reasons why you can’t be a voluntour
Volunteering has been one of the highlights of my Latin America journey and I wish to push through up until Mexico (if I can). This is where I learned most …
7 reflections from traveling South America by bus
For the first time in my life, while on the bus to Peru from Ecuador, I finally felt I am participating in the world. The terrain, the beautiful mountains and …
The journey continues: Ecuador to Peru by bus
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With all honesty, volunteering in Ecuador was the greatest experience I had in months. Of all the things I’d experience until then, this one was the most different. Even for …