Did hear a good joke at the hospital:
An elderly man was having some difficulty. The ER doctor listens to his symptoms and then asks him to produce a urine specimen, a stool specimen, and a semen specimen.
The elderly man can't hear too well and asks his wife what the doctor wants.
The wife responds: the doctor wants your underwear...
Image from: R2Blue
Monday, July 30, 2007
Sample
Care
Had the worst pain I've ever experienced in my life this afternoon.
Diarrhea, cramps, abdominal pain, sweating, went pale. I nearly fainted.
Went to the UCLA hospital emergency room. They didn't take a stool sample (high cost, low yield) - instead, they gave me a pregnancy test.
Turns out I'm not pregnant.
Image from: suzanna
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Flight
Every single Bogota half-Marathon runner and Cyclovia bike rider is between my taxi and the airport - and they're winning.
Their routes have us blockaded. Traffic is not being directed. My fare rises higher.
Linda rode her bike - and look - there she is ahead of us!
I hoot and holler. We stop, put the bike in the trunk, and ride together to the airport.
Good. Now we can split the fare...
Image from: puja
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Finale
Family and friends -
Hello again! Last week of 5 here in Cuzco Peru.
Week 3 was spent battling a cold in the sunny Northern shores of Peru. More surf in sunny Máncora, then our first ruins tour in Trujillo: Moche sun, moon, and rainbow temples, as well as ancient Moche mud cities. We took a brief escape to the Peruvian highlands in the beautiful countryside of Cajamarca until the Peruvian teacher protests ended. They had blocked the road to our next stop in the world's second highest mountain range in Huaraz Peru.
Week 4 we acclimated in Huaraz (3052m) before heading on a 4d Santa Cruz trek through the Cordillera Blanca mountain range in Huascarán National Park through Punta Unión Pass (4750m).
Along the last hundred or so meters up, the guides described Linda's altitude induced teetering in terms cervezas. I was no hero, I left her behind - slow and steady, like a condor - as our guide advised. Pictures of her 4 cerveza teetering, cocoa leaf cheek filled, red faced ascent to come!
Now, we're in Cuzco. Last bits. We've had good luck meeting up with friends: a local Peruvian guide, 2 public health nurses, and doppelganger travel buddies we've ran into randomly in 5 different cities (imagine a taller version of me and a redhead).
So, after 4 cities in Ecuador, 6 in Peru, and countless hours in a bus (I will count them), it all comes to a close here. Best to end with Machu Picchu, newly elected to the New 7 Wonders of the World and then home Sunday, July 29th.
Best,
Jackie
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