The Start

Hey everyone,
Welcome to my Peru trip. If you have found this then it's likely that I'm comfortable sharing the most intimate details of my life with you. Fortunately, that's not what this blog is going to be about...because nobody wants to hear that. It's going to be a documentary about the places I visit, the Spanish I learn, and the people I meet. Should be an interesting journey.

For those of you who haven't seen me in a while, and for those who don't really know me at all, here's a little update on what's been going on in my life recently. I am quitting the chemistry job that I have held for a little over a year now and saying goodbye to Boulder. I've spent the last year and a half working and saving money for this trip. I've been playing a lot of ultimate frisbee, learning how to salsa dance, skiing, mountain biking and hanging out with all the wonderful people who I know here. I've had a great time here for the last year and a half, but it's time to move on. I got an acceptance from Loyola medical school in Chicago and that's where I'll be moving after the Peru trip. I know I'll miss Colorado a ton, but Chicago should be awesome.

Hopefully, if everything works out with my apartment, moving, and getting all my stuff ready for my trip, I'll be leaving for Peru near the end of next week. I'm not going to plan too much right now, but I'm hoping to spend a few days in Atlanta hanging out with friends and then I'm off to Lima, Peru. I'm going to spend the rest of the summer in Peru studying Spanish and traveling around until I have to be back in Chicago in the middle of July. That's the plan right now. Stay tuned for more updates.