A little over a week left ...

I'll be leaving in just a little over a week for Brazil :) and Im really excited to visit my friends there! I feel like I still have a million things to do before I go so Im glad that I'm in Maine for a few days with my parents. It's nice to have some time to relax, especially after moving everyday for the past week. Plan ahead is the best advice I can give anyone planning international travel. In retrospect, although people thought I was a little crazy for packing my backpack 3 months in advance of my trip to SA last time; it was nice to know I had already taken care of all those last minute things. But, it always seems like summer is over too soon so I guess everyone else will be feeling this way in another month. (Plus, I can't really complain about the beaches in Brazil) ;D

So ... Im going back!

After returning home from my last trip I decided that I wanted to spend more time traveling and this would be the perfect opportunity considering I haven't found a job yet ... I will be starting out in Brazil to visit some friends and then spending the rest of my time in Bolivia. While in Bolivia I will be returning to Inti Wara Yassi and will also be spending some time at an organic, sustainable farm that I visited with a friend during my last trip. I'm leaving August 10th and will be returning around Thanksgiving. I never finished uploading that last of my pictures from my last trip so hopefully I will get that out of the way before I leave. I'll be updating the blog about the same as my last trip and I hope you all enjoy reading it!