I’d never heard of Machu Picchu before, yet one day in 2000 (the year that brought about many great, life-altering, and prosperous changes in my life) I awoke from a night’s sleep with the words “Machu Picchu” repeating over and over in my head.

I had no idea what that meant, so when I got to work that morning I Googled it and learned that it was a place…and I knew I had to go there.

I still do not know what made me wake up with those words chanting in my head, but I know it was a calling and someday – when the time is right – I will make it to Machu Picchu.