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sweetshoola

sweetshoola

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13 places I want to go   14 places I've been
  2. 1. Nepal
    Asia
    1 cheer     		2,961 people
  3. 2. New Orleans
    United States: Louisiana: Orleans Parish
    		2,283 people
  4. 3. Bhutan
    Asia
    		956 people
  5. 4. Nirvana
    Religious/Spiritual Places
    1 cheer     		51 people
  6. 5. Chile
    South America
    		3,407 people
  7. 6. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
    United States: Alaska
    		32 people
  8. 7. Brooks Range
    United States: Alaska
    		1 person
  9. 8. Denali National Park
    United States: Alaska
    		363 people
  10. 9. Madagascar
    Africa
    1 cheer     		3,181 people
  11. 10. Mongolia
    Asia
    		1,446 people
  12. 11. Greece
    Europe
    1 cheer     		11,449 people
  13. 12. Italy
    Europe
    1 cheer     		13,928 people
  14. 13. Las Vegas
    United States: Nevada
    		3,219 people

Recent entries

Powell's City of Books, Pearl District

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Plan to spend hours at this place, make a day (or afternoon) out of it. If you don’t, you’ll wish you had.

over 5 years ago

Mexico, North America

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I made a deal with myself one day in March of 2004, around my 27th birthday, that if I didn’t get the job I was interviewing for I would buy a ticket to Mexico. On May 1st I was in Mexico City with my WOOFer card (organic farm workers) ready to change my life, find myself, have an adventure.

I went alone with just a small backpack, having rid myself of most possessions before my trip. I had also left behind some bad habits, mainly drinking and smoking. My goal was to leave everything behind that I did not want to carry with me anymore, keeping only the basic necessities and lots of room for positive growth.

I spent my first week sightseeing around Mexico City and Puebla. I highly recommend the Museo de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, the murals are spellbinding. Also, it is good to know that on Sundays all the museums are FREE, so for those traveling on a budget this is the day to make the rounds. I also went out to Teotihuacan, the pyramids, which was a great way to spend a sunny afternoon. I was warned about the city as being dangerous, and maybe I was just lucky but I didn’t run into any problems.

The rest of my time in Mexico was spent in Chiapas, close to the Guatemala border. This is where I worked on an organic farm 6 days a week, 10-12 hours a day. It changed my life—

over 5 years ago