I had a cold recently...and like a good mother, I passed it on to my daughter. Right before she got on a plane. With just her father. For 6 hours. Yikes. Her first cold, in a tin box, 6 miles up in the sky. Well then. A few weeks (months?) ago We went to Pinnacles … Continue reading Weekend Words #3 and Almond Butter Bars
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Israel Part 1: What we packed and Caramel Cornflake Crunch
We went to Israel! It was so much fun -- the food, the weather, the people, the places. It's our last international trip for awhile, and I'm happy we pick Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, there was a lot to experience. Though...I won't recommend going over a 7 day period -- switching our internal clock around … Continue reading Israel Part 1: What we packed and Caramel Cornflake Crunch
Exploring California 1: The Merced River Valley
A lot has changed. I live in California now. I changed out my Massachusetts driver's license for a CA one. I own a sweatshirt that has the California bear on it. I am at least three shades darker than I was a few months ago. And oh yeah, I'm a budding Anesthesiologist. It's different here … Continue reading Exploring California 1: The Merced River Valley
Pictures from Colorado
Recently my family and I went to Durango and Cortez, Colorado for a vacation and it was gorgeous. We went to the Purgatory resort in Durango on the "off-season" (it's usually a ski resort) and had a blast. Rather than a true resort, Purgatory resort is a set of condos that people can purchase and … Continue reading Pictures from Colorado
Peru Photos Part 2
After we got to Arequipa, we settled into our hostel. Here we have two night-time photos, highly desaturated because of the low light (I suspect they're badly underexposed, but I like the effect). I particularly like the one of Mita--you can tell it's a long exposure, because you can see the bench superimposed on her--it … Continue reading Peru Photos Part 2
Tips for Travelling around Havana, Cuba
My good friend Jill (the same one who hiked Mount Kilimanjaro!) recently planned a post-medical school graduation trip to Havana Cuba for herself, me, and our other friends Lauri, and Amy. We went under one of the 12 federally allowed reasons to visit Cuba -- education. Learning about the culture, the history, the people, the … Continue reading Tips for Travelling around Havana, Cuba
First few days in Peru
If you know me and Mita, odds are we have old you, at length, about our trip to Peru! What you might not know is that I brought an awesome medium format camera, which uses a lens the size of a small soup can to take photos on a piece of film the size of … Continue reading First few days in Peru
Tips for backpacking in Peru (Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon/Cotahuasi Canyon)
So this post is definitely going to be a list of things that we found to be helpful when we were in Peru, particularly Lima, Colca Canyon, and Arequipa. When I was searching for things to do in Peru/tips to travelling to Peru, it was pretty easy to find stuff to do, but not really … Continue reading Tips for backpacking in Peru (Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon/Cotahuasi Canyon)
So We Travelled to Peru
We went to Peru! Well, specifically we went to Lima, Arequipa, Colca Canyon, and Cotahuasi Canyon. I'm going to do a few posts on Lima/Arequipa/Colca etc. which I'll eventually link to here. This post is the first post and a general outline of what did, in a day-by-day breakdown. It was an incredible and spontaneous … Continue reading So We Travelled to Peru
Camping and Camping Food
One of my goals for this summer is accomplished -- camping! We went to Otter River State Forest near Sterling, MA on a Friday. It was definitely the most "organized" camp site I've been on, with a lot of spots, pretty close together...so if you're looking to "rough it" this is definitely not the spot … Continue reading Camping and Camping Food
The Clumsy Cook 