I wasn't originally supposed to go on this trip. But at the very last minute I suddenly realized that I'd be an idiot to go to Peru and NOT see the Amazon. It was not at all what I expected it to be. It was much more subdued, more powerful, and significantly less scary than it's made…
Tag: South America
Sunset Over Lake Titicaca
"Sometimes, there's so much beauty in the world - I feel like I can't take it, like my heart is just going to cave in." I watched the movie American Beauty for the first time as an assignment in a fiction writing class that I took my senior year of college. It is a truly bizarre…
Cusco’s Coffee Scene
The Coffee Culture in Cusco, Peru I studied abroad in Cusco, Peru during the summer of 2014. It was absolutely the best thing I've ever done in my life and I will cherish my experience there forever. I haven't written much about it on this blog because I've been trying to figure out how to…
A 35mm View of Cusco, Peru
I'd like to start off with some kind of angsty pretentious quote like "FILM'S NOT DEAD" or something about how "film really just captures the essence of place better than digital photos do." But of course I don't really believe those things so I'll spare you. I do, however, believe that film is a very…