The last day my bed has pulled me…I´ve been sick and in bed for two days. This morning I dragged myself out and headed to school for my Spanish lessons. I feel better and on the road to recovery. Being sick away from home is no fun.

The Spanish classes are ok and I am learning a little. It feels like I am opening new places in my brain, new channels and ways of thinking. It is taking awhile for my brain to set up this new system of thinking. But I am making progress but I don’t know if it due to living in Spanish speaking countries or the lessons.

So what is pulling me? Right now it is Lake Titicaca and I am planning a trip there with a friend from school. Sylvie is from Switzerland, the French part and is learning her fourth language. We´ll take the bus from Cusco to Copacabana on the Bolivian side and stay there for a few days and then travel to the islands in the lake: the Island of the Sun and maybe the Island of the Moon. We plan to hike around the islands and stay in hostals for a few days. Then Sylvie will return to Cusco and I plan to travel to La Paz before returning to Cusco on May 24.

I haven´t gotten to Machu Picchu yet. I´ve visited some amazing ruins in the Sacred Valley and done some wonderful hikes in the Andes. For some reason Machu Picchu is not calling me. It has become a major tourist site so avoidance of the crowds is a necessity. I know it is also a profound spiritual site. It is very expensive to go even on my own without being on a tour. Soooo I will wait and see. If the pull comes, I will go.

So what pulls you? This is an interesting conversation for me and I´d like to hear your comments!