Sacred Valley 30 May 2009
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: above, clouds, coca, pacaymayu, sacred, tea, valley, village
add a comment
I’m back from the Sacred Valley. Needless to say, sacred is a deserving a name. My favourite part: Pacaymayu (“village above the clouds”). Pictures to follow.
Did you know it’s illegal for me to bring back coca tea to Canada? A shame.
Things to do While Alive 30 May 2009
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: bucket list, goals
add a comment
Cusco, Cuy and Coca Tea 22 May 2009
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: coca, Cusco, cuy, Inca, mummies, Peru, tea
add a comment
I’ve been in the hotel all afternoon and evening, dying to venture outside. *argh* We still haven’t fully adjusted to the altitude, so we’ve been forced to take it easy today. Hopefully we’ll be able to explore more tomorrow (Inca mummies?).
But we were at least able to explore much of the city this morning. This place is pretty interesting.
I’m still dying to try cuy. And I might be high on coca tea right now.
Faint Memories 21 May 2009
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: acclimatize, altitude, Cusco, faint, Peru, sickness
add a comment
Today I fainted for the first time ever — something to do with altitude sickness. It was cool/surreal/weird/scary. Don’t remember anything about it. All I remember thinking when I came back was “this is too real to be a dream, I can feel things”.
Nothing to report other than that, I’ve been in the hotel all day trying to acclimatize.
The mountains are beautiful, especially the ice caps.
Spring Love 13 May 2009
Posted by Sina in Haikus.Tags: haiku
add a comment
It’s clearly Spring now
And so love is in the air.
I’m as shocked as you.
Graduation Season 6 May 2009
Posted by Sina in Daily.Tags: Google, graduation, Larry, Michigan, Page, University
add a comment
I love this time of year when you get to hear some awesome graduation speeches.
Ottawa Diversion 5 May 2009
Posted by Sina in Daily.add a comment
I’ve been in Ottawa since Sunday staying at the Chateau Laurier. And it turns out fancy hotels suck.
In other news, my presentation at the conference went very very well. It’s so nice to present to people that aren’t afraid of technical stuff.
