Hi...
Writing from my little neighborhood internet cafe, although I hesitate to say cafe since technically they only sell soda and water. Anyway, this blog seems like the best way for me to keep track of some of my adventures without clogging any inboxes. It is not exactly my style and I can not promise the grammar will be correct because the keyboards in this country differ from place to place, but I will attempt to provide some narration of my adventures over the next two months.
First order of business is a little explanation of the title I have picked for this thing. Yesterday, I made chocolate chip cookies. Seems simple enough and even at 11,000 ft of altitude I figured there was a recipe online that could help me. I was half right. There were many recipes and after some difficulty finding ingredients at the local supermarket, I realized my host familys oven does not have degree marks on it! Then, even after turning it up all the way it took 40 minutes to cook each batch. Hence the title.
The cookies were well received by my host family and Spanish teachers and hopefully next week my attempt at high altitude brownies will prove successful.
I have been in Cusco for just about two weeks now and while it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, the altitude is a serious force to say the least. I guess comments would be exciting for me, although everyone who has been emailing makes my days, ciao for now!
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wooooo first blog!! woooooo first comment!! :D xxoo love ya
-claire
Don't worry about the altitude. 2 weeks should just about do it for you. Pretty soon it will be a forgotten issue. Good luck with the brownies. Let me know if you want me to look up some altitude stuff.
Love,
K D M P
It is fortunate perhaps that while you are suffering from the altitude in Peru, we back in the good ol' USofA are suffering from quite the opposite atmospheric conditions as Wall Street appears close to implosion. Our commander in chief, in case you missed it, shared his revelation that all these forces in and around our economy are "interconnected" Whoa, deep! We are assured though that those great minds who were unable to control these extremely complex instruments of recent years are now ready to structure a remedy in a matter of days--as long as we act just as quickly as possible! The first great presidential debate is slated for tomorrow night which will interfere with many who prefer the honest boxing matches on TV, but if all goes well, this one will be a knock out and we might avoid the petty display being foisted upon us thus far.
Not that I'm cynical, I'm just not sure if you've been able to get your news fix--you are in a foreign land after all. News is actually pretty hard to get here so your distance might just be a blessing.
The only down side though is that you are far away. We miss you. Dad
It is fortunate perhaps that while you are suffering from the altitude in Peru, we back in the good ol' USofA are suffering from quite the opposite atmospheric conditions as Wall Street appears close to implosion. Our commander in chief, in case you missed it, shared his revelation that all these forces in and around our economy are "interconnected" Whoa, deep! We are assured though that those great minds who were unable to control these extremely complex instruments of recent years are now ready to structure a remedy in a matter of days--as long as we act just as quickly as possible! The first great presidential debate is slated for tomorrow night which will interfere with many who prefer the honest boxing matches on TV, but if all goes well, this one will be a knock out and we might avoid the petty display being foisted upon us thus far.
Not that I'm cynical, I'm just not sure if you've been able to get your news fix--you are in a foreign land after all. News is actually pretty hard to get here so your distance might just be a blessing.
The only down side though is that you are far away. We miss you. Dad
make sure before you come back you get me a bean burrito
Mike ps jason says he dosent want a burrito
miss uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
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