August 18, 2008 My time in Africa is coming to a close, as is the summer. By the time I return to the States on Saturday I will be two days shy of working or traveling an entire month straight

August 12, 2008 Up, up, up. The air gets thin, my breath gets short. My legs keep pumping and I am gasping for breath like a fish out of water but the porters and trackers haven’t even broken a sweat

July 29, 2008 As I board my return flight in New Delhi, I realize this trip seemed to move a lot quicker than Peru. But experiencing India was a wonderful thing. The largest culture shock for me was the transportation

I turned 22 years old while traveling from D.C. to Peru for my first Geographic assignment. This is at once a dream and a terror for me. My first real day of the National Geographic internship I was so nervous

July 13, 2008 Today I started working on a web project at Machu Picchu. It is amazing to me how one man’s discovery, some 100 years ago, has shaped the history and cultural identity of an entire country. It seems

July 12, 2008 Today I took the Vistadome train from Cusco to Aguas Calientes. It can get pretty cold in Peru this time of year; I could see my breath on the air as we boarded the train. The sun