27 July 2010 ~ 5 Comments

Travel Flashback

The trip that probably changed the course of my life to travel is probably when I traveled to Bolivia at 17. I signed up with an adventure travel company, Where There Be Dragons, and off I went with a dozen other teenagers to South America.

This trip was certainly more adventurous than any other I have done since. In Bolivia we hiked through the Andes for weeks at a time reaching peeks of more than 16,000 feet. We stayed in villages with limited electricity and running water. I seriously shared a rock bed with straw underneath a straw roof with hanging corn. I bathed every few days in a bucket of freezing cold water. I herded sheep at ate a bland grain for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Of course I stuck some Mike & Ike’s into each meal since I smuggled them all the way from Miami.

I picked out one photo that really sums of this trip. During our 5th day into a two week long trek we arrived at a very long river. The only way around was to walk far out of the way. Our group, including three leaders stopped, thinking about what to do.

I can be pretty lazy so i’m not going to pretend I did this for the adventure but because I really did not want to make this trek any longer than it had to be. So I suggested we jump across and before anyone could really argue with me I jumped.

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  • http://www.livingintransit.com Eli

    Nice! Sometimes that's all you can do, just jump. I mean, metaphorically, you know? You can apply it to anything. I wish I was doing adventure treks when I was seventeen.

  • Locationless Living

    I never thought of it that deeply but you're right. Many accomplishments come from doing things even if I have no expertise to start (businesses, travel, etc.). I am definitely fortunate I could do something like this at that age. Otherwise I may have never discovered my passion for travel, or it could have taken many years.

  • http://howlearnspanish.com/ Andrew

    The expression by the girl is what really makes that photo. Awesome :D

    Cheers,
    Andrew

  • http://howlearnspanish.com/ Andrew

    The expression by the girl is what really makes that photo. Awesome :D

    Cheers,
    Andrew

    • Jason

      It’s kind of represents what everyone else in the background was thinking at the time :)

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