Off and Running!

And trekking and cycling and kayaking...in Peru!

These last couple weeks of getting ready to leave have been really difficult and exhausting. I just got back from working in Kansas City and I tried to get on a time schedule that was closer to Peru's time zone while I was there, but it didn't work at all. In fact, it was worse than usual and I didn't get to sleep before 4:00am for even one single night. As you can imagine, waking up at 7:30am central time was a nightmare.

I was hoping to start the trip well-rested but that's just not going to happen. I won't be able to crash and burn when I get back either - it's straight back into the field the very day I land on US soil, then a few days later it's off to film school boot camp for 12 hours a day.

Maybe I can sleep mid-November...?

For now, I'm off to the Andes! Other than the sleep deprivation, I feel ready. I stuck my laptop in my backpack today and walked down to 2nd Street to work. I had to stop a couple blocks away from my house and check my stuff - my backpack felt too light and I was afraid I'd left my computer at home! But no!!!! Not only was my computer there, but so was my copy of Gayle Greene's book Insomniac. If you've read it, you know it's about three inches thick. So yeah, I think I'm ready to climb a mountain. Training with a full pack seems to have done the job. :-)

I probably won't be writing until I get back, since I won't even have electricity much of the time. So for now, wish me luck and I'll see you in November!