Hmm, so its been a while. OK, details:

1. I was working at Pilpintuwasi, the animal shelter/butterfly farm. The animals were really excellent. There were 8 monkeys that drove me crazy. They were thieving little bastards that stole my contacts, my headlamp, my toothbrush. I loved them. Florian was a monkey with a full body fro who, every morning, would lay on top of the mosquito netting that covered my bed and, sucking his thumb, would watch me wake up. Chavo was also a monkey with a full body fro which, while slightly less poof-tastic than Florians, was bright red. Chavo enjoyed grooming. As in both being groomed and grooming others. The little fucker had a death grip too. One minute you would be peacefully playing with one of the baby monkeys, the next you would have a bright red blob firmly attatched to your head pulling out imaginary bugs, hair clips, and perhaps small clumps of hair as well. When you finally detached him you would immediately have to begin to groom him in order to distract him from recommencing his hair plucking activities. This, however, was much more fun as he collapsed, purring his monkey purr, into your lap. There were other animals there too including taipirs, a jaguar, baby crocs, parrots, giant turtles, a giant anteater, and a hidden sloth which I didnt know existed for a week. My tasks there varied from cutting down giant plants and feeding the animals, to taking tourists around. While the owners and I did not get along, I think this was still probably one of the best experiences Ive had so far.

2. Jungle tour via canoe. I saw giant sloths, a giant otter, pink freshwater dolphins, a giant prehistoric looking fish that leap out of the water, snakes, crocs, and a flocks of macaws. There was a herd of about 300 wild boars that my guide and I snuck up on while they were eating. I felt like I was in the Lord of the Flies. I also went swimming in piranha infested waters which, much to my enjoyment, totally freaked out the lame American couple that ended up traveling with me for part of the way. The husband tried to out bad ass me, but after he got nipped he got out. He never made it in past his knees. HA.

3. Currently in Cusco being a lame ass. I should be booking my Macchu Picchu transport, but I am currently not feeling up to it. I am so sick of dealing with people running up to me on the street yelling, "gringa, gringa! tour good price!" that I am just ignoring them all and procrastinating. oh well. And I have finally contracted some sort of weird stomach something. I think I was feeling cocky and also starved for nutrients, and somehow I just started eating unwashed produce by the plateful. Its nothing bad, but I keep letting out these really foul smelling farts at inopportune times and theres also the mild stomach pain. I keep thinking about Meg and her story about how she disrupted an entire church congregation with her farts in Mali. It makes me smile and feel slightly less bad.

So yeah, thats me. Feeling farty and slightly crotchety. You should all feel very bad for me and send me lots of emails. adios...