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So tonight we’re in Denver. As we prepare for our flight to L.A. tomorrow, I feel like I’m actually going to board the flight to India in the morning… But I won’t be boarding the flight to India. I’m going to L.A. first. In a way, I’m kind of glad about it… Even though I have to get up at before the crack of dawn to get to the airport, and I’ve taken my shower the night before and put my hair up in the ...
Today I’m writing this blog post because I can’t stand listening to the people in the upstairs apartment, is this is the one thing I can allow myself to do comfortably while listening to music to tune them out. I dunno what’s going on up there, but it sounds like a family reunion. One family member decided to bring their pet, Yippy the Dog. A young person is singing out-of-tune “quiet” Christmas carols. I’m ...
Machu Picchu, discovered in 1911, was built around the year 1450 at the height of the Incan Empire. It was then abandoned and left to the elements in 1572 as a result of the Spanish conquest. It is believed that Machu Picchu was a major religious site in Incan culture because of its location on the top of a mountain sacred to the Incas. In addition, altars were discovered at Machu Picchu with ritual ...
The Nazca Lines are a collection of about 300 geoglyphs located in the Nazca Desert in Southern Peru. Most of the lines were made between 200 BC and 500 AD, although some date as far back as 500 BC. The Nazca Lines depict various animals, both fantastical and real, as well as plants and geographic patterns.The Nazca Lines depict animal figures, plants, and geometric patterns. The most popular animal ...