What's been happening lately...

Traveling is more than just the big moments you see on social media or in my blog posts...some of my favorite moments on this trip haven't been on our big hikes or to Machu Picchu. They are on the train rides, the 2 am talks, and the homemade dinners.

I will say, my favorite moment from this past week is when we had a homemade meal in our hostel. I've been wanting to make a homemade meal since I started traveling, the difficult part is kitchens and groceries stores in Costa Rica & Peru are quite different than the US. So the Martin girl in me wanted to go all out, but I had to make do with what I could find at the store and in the kitchen, which honestly was part of the enjoyment. With the help of Rob (cousins with Gavin founder of TWC), we were able to whip up a delicious meal. Rice with cumin, roasted potato, carrots, onions, and garlic. Sauteed corn in butter and sea salt, fried plantains in butter and sugar, and a roasted chicken. For dessert, we made a homemade chocolate cake with dark chocolate chips inside and crushed oreo's as the topping.

Here are some of my favorite photo moments that happen during the week when we aren't on big treks. Today I leave for the Salkantay Trail and will be gone until Sunday night with no service whatsoever.

PS! I leave Peru on the 29th and am spending a month in Columbia where I am working at a hostel. On July 1st I will fly back to Costa Rica where I will spend a couple of months helping manage a hostel. From there I will fly to Chile and Argentina during October & November, December I will be back in California for a couple of weeks.

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