Exito!!!

This means sucess!! I am referring to the fact that I was able to go paragliding-I am seeing improvement in my students, I am soon to be traveling to many wonderful sights, I have just seen some beautiful and impressive ruins, and I just ate an amazing sandwich.

So where to start...?
1) On Sunday, the sun rose and I could immediately feel the breeze coming from the ocean, bringing the wonderful aroma of salt and commerece, and also the thought of jumping off a cliff attached to a parachute. After eating a feast with my host family for Father's Day, I quickly found a taxi to take me to "Larco Mar" the paragliding sight.
I had already set up an appointment with Arturo, a seasoned pro in the business (I am a self-proclaimed adventurer, but jumping over a cliff with a novice isn't my idea of fun...or smart) I got a crash...haha...course in how to hook into the parachute. He then collected all his lines so they were not entangled-and then with the help of another worker, we ran/hopped to the edge of the cliff-where I was immediately ordered to jump off.

What an amazing feeling!!! The flight lasted for about 15 minutes, fully sufficient to see a good portion of the Lima coast. What I was not prepared for was this...for the first seven or ten minutes, my "pelotas" (i'll let everyone figure this word out for themselves) were in my throat. By the time I got my bearings, stopped hyper-ventilating, and enjoyed the flight-it was almost over. I still had quite the experience-and view!

As of now, I am trying to squish the video I took into proper size-it and some pics will be posted shortly:)

2) In regards to my students: I am feeling like they are grasping my message and that they are thouroughly enjoying my presence. Makes a guy all fuzzy inside...that's all I'll say about this.

3) The ruins!! I also will be posting some pics of two ruin sites I visited. They are Pachacamac and Huaca Pullcaman. The former is just south of Lima and situated on the Pacific Coast, the latter smack-dab in the middle of Lima. Both are impressive and I will also post pics. of them with a due description to follow.

4) I am online to travel to the Nazca Lines to see one of the most beautiful and mathematically incricate and concise sites on the planet. Oh, plus I get to go sandboarding...hehe. This will be 27 June.
Then over our most wonderful day of Independance, I will be going to the jungle!! Pirhana(sp?) fishing here I come!
And most importantly-I have just obtained, (well I just bought them) tickets for my girlfriend (Bethany) and I. We will be traveling together for 8 days ( 20 July-28 July) in Peru. We will be flyingb to a city called "Puno" and visiting Lake Titicaca. We then will be taking a scenic bus tour and spending four days in Cusco-where lies one of the seven acient wonders of the world...Macchu Picchu. Then we fly back to Lima for 2 or 3 days visiting muesums and such. I am overwhelmed with joy to be experiencing this place with my love! Words cannot express how I feel, so I will not try and describe it-it's just perfect...

5) And before I forget-I just ate the most amazing "sanguchon!" That means big sandwich, literally. There is a Peruvian chef named "Gaston" and he opened a sort of fast food joint that sells original Peruvian dishes in sandwiches-Oh my god-it's Heaven between bread!!! I just ate, "aji de gallina" (pepper chicken)in a sandwich with eggs on tops and smothered in a very tasty sauce. I swear if it's the last thing I do in my life, I will open a restaurant and serve dishes from all the places I have traveled on this beautiful planet.

Lastly, and most importantly-Yesterday was Father's Day-I didn't get a chance to talk to my pops personally-but I would like to let everyone know that he has been my biggest role model and most ardent supporters in all my adventures and decisions. I am forever greatful for his guidance and love-without it I would not be the person I am today. So pops...I love you and Happy Father's Day-even if it's a day late-but hey, that's me...

Pics. will follow
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ps-pardon the spelling errors-half the time I'm thinking in Spanish and can't remember how to spell words-the other half I'm watching the Discovery Channel and am not paying attention to what I'm typing...oops.