Even though I have yet to post my Machu Picchu trip and pictures, I am posting something my mom wrote about her trip. My mom is probably my most avid reader as well as my personal editor and I asked her if she would write a little something about her experience. Hope you all enjoy it, I certainly did. 
My trip to Peru was actually two trips of different natures. The first trip was as a tourist and the second was a visit with my daughter to experience the places and people she serves as a Peace Corps volunteer. There were many contrasts between these two aspects of my vacation and I will try my best to put them into words.
During my two weeks in Peru, I was able to. . .
--experience the grandeur of the Andes and Machu Picchu. . .and sit at a fly-ridden juice cart Lurin town drinking fresh squeezed pineapple/orange juice.
--wander the cobbled streets of Cusco with its historic city center. . .and traipse through dusty streets of Lurin to visit Ali's hogars.
---visit with travelers from England, Australia, Mexico and all parts of the US. . . and meet Candace, Jake, Danielle, Bron, Dennis, and Carrie, Ali's peace corps and Lima buddies.
----watch the sun rise from behind the Andean peaks at Machu Piccu. . .and watch the faces of little girls light up as the screamed "Ali!!
----At the Inkaterra hotel, ponder the query,"When would you like to schedule your massage?". . . and ponder the query from the cook at the hogar, "Would you like chicken or guinea pig for lunch?"
----chug up the amazingly spectacular canyon on the backpacker train to the base of Machu Picchu. . .and jostle and bounce through the streets of Lima and Lurin in exhaust belching taxis and mini-busses.
----shop for Peruvian treasures of silver and alpaca. . . offer to buy Ali anything she wanted to make her life easier and she politely declining every offer.
----marvel at the magnificence of the Incan civilizations, all accomplished without the wheel. . .and understand the respect and admiration I have for my daughter for her humanitarian and loving spirit.
Thanks mom for writing this. And for the record, I didn't refuse every offer. I've been cuddling up everynight with the baby alpaca blanket my parents bought for me and it is awesome!!!!
My trip to Peru was actually two trips of different natures. The first trip was as a tourist and the second was a visit with my daughter to experience the places and people she serves as a Peace Corps volunteer. There were many contrasts between these two aspects of my vacation and I will try my best to put them into words.During my two weeks in Peru, I was able to. . .
--experience the grandeur of the Andes and Machu Picchu. . .and sit at a fly-ridden juice cart Lurin town drinking fresh squeezed pineapple/orange juice.
--wander the cobbled streets of Cusco with its historic city center. . .and traipse through dusty streets of Lurin to visit Ali's hogars.
---visit with travelers from England, Australia, Mexico and all parts of the US. . . and meet Candace, Jake, Danielle, Bron, Dennis, and Carrie, Ali's peace corps and Lima buddies.
----watch the sun rise from behind the Andean peaks at Machu Piccu. . .and watch the faces of little girls light up as the screamed "Ali!!
----At the Inkaterra hotel, ponder the query,"When would you like to schedule your massage?". . . and ponder the query from the cook at the hogar, "Would you like chicken or guinea pig for lunch?"
----chug up the amazingly spectacular canyon on the backpacker train to the base of Machu Picchu. . .and jostle and bounce through the streets of Lima and Lurin in exhaust belching taxis and mini-busses.
----shop for Peruvian treasures of silver and alpaca. . . offer to buy Ali anything she wanted to make her life easier and she politely declining every offer.
----marvel at the magnificence of the Incan civilizations, all accomplished without the wheel. . .and understand the respect and admiration I have for my daughter for her humanitarian and loving spirit.
Thanks mom for writing this. And for the record, I didn't refuse every offer. I've been cuddling up everynight with the baby alpaca blanket my parents bought for me and it is awesome!!!!
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