I first traveled to South America in 2011 where I participated in a semester abroad based in Peru. I quickly fell in love with the energy of the continent, the openness of the people, and the various deep cultural traditions. After college I worked as a writer for a magazine which brought me back to South America and I was fortunate to travel the entire length of the continent from Colombia to Argentina.
Along the way I hiked to Machu Picchu, spent a month living in the Amazon, slept under the stars in Tayrona National Park, learned a bit of Quechua with a family in the Colca Canyon, and sailed to the Galapagos Islands to spend time with the albatross. I later moved to Mexico where I continu...