Friends and family- I'm sorry it has taken me so long to check in. The internet is extremely slow and limited here - I'm talking not enough bandwidth to upload pictures. A huge disappointment, but it means you all will have LOTS to look at in a few short months. I have to keep it brief, but I made it safely to Ahuas on tuesday afternoon- after a plane ride on a small prop plane, a boat trip thru jungle, and a ride in the back of a truck over what looked like the African savannah. I have videos, but will wait to post them.

Unfortunately I will probably be limited in the amount of blogs I will be able to post. I am trying to keep detailed notes, so when I do have access to connect to the internet, it's a flurry of emails and blog updates. Please don't take no update for a week or two to mean anything bad - quite the opposite!

Rest assured that I am already being challenged in new and difficult ways unique to an experience like this. There is nothing glorious about it - but I am a better person for it.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. They are, and will continue to be, a vital form of support.

Pues, me voy a dormir para que no vaya a morir.. Early morning tomorrow.