The Land of Lost Luggage

Hi all! 

As most of you know I began a big adventure this week. I’m attending an inclusive dance teacher training in Eugene, Oregon for the next month. That’s right, I get to spend the majority of each day for the next month dancing. I’m a pretty happy lady! Here’s my first email installation of what I’ve been up to… 

It started out with an epic road trip…19 hours in fact, many of which I slept through. Thankfully, I’m lucky enough to call the kindest man in the world...

Fun Spanish Christmas fact for you: in Catalonia (Northeastern Spain) nativity scenes typically include a figurine with pants pulled down, pooping in the stable.  I stumbled across this gem of information while perusing the goods of a rest stop off highway 68 when the company was en route to Zaragoza, Spain. 

The rest stop restaurant was decorated with large wine barrels on their sides that were hallowed out with scenes depicted inside.  One barrel held the nati...

 

“Thank you for your medicine, your positive energy and the joy you bring to Mexico.”

The sun had set hours ago behind the Teotihuacan pyramids, as Gorilla, our tour and spirit guide bid us farewell.  Our bus wound it’s way around vibrantly decorated homes towards the highway. 

The scenery slowly began to change; from the simplistic, cheerful dwellings of Gorilla’s neighborhood, to the grey-toned concrete of the modern world.  But even as we left, I don’t think there was one pe...

“Something’s not right with my tooth,” Jarred told me a few days after arriving in Tampico, Mexico.  He cranked open his jaw and I got a good view of the gaping hole in one of his top molars where a filling used to be.  

We asked at the front desk and surprisingly there were two dentists with in walking distance of the hotel.  Only one had a website which said i...

I could hear waves crashing onto the shore outside when I awoke Tuesday morning.  I sank deeper under the covers and wondered if my first day off in Natal, Brazil might be better spent relaxing in the five-star Serhs Natal Grand Hotel complete with pool bar and beach access instead of going on the dune buggy tour Jarred and I had signed up for the day before. 

 

Oddly enough, it was Jarred, who only had one day off that week, who convinced me to get up and get moving.  Our time in Brazil t...