I talk too much

Hey mambo! My cousin said the same thing. We were exploring a convent/monastery in Arequipa and learning horrible things about the lives of the women who lived there. They lived lives of silence. Their families had to visit them through bars with a lazy susan in them. They'd put a present on the lazy susan and send it through the bars that way. One woman in the history of the convent escaped. I cheered. The guide quickly and sternly said that she lived as a Single Mother in the City! I whispered that she could talk to anyone she wanted. 

After the tour my cousin said she couldn't imagine me in a life of silence. I have no idea where that came from. But, just last week I messed up two different drivers, causing them to make mistakes that made me late, just with my conversation, so I guess I can't refute it.

A life of silence is probably better for introverts. 

Anyway, I talked too much, my throat was sore by the end of the day. I should shut up as much as possible tomorrow because it still looks like I'll be going to Haiti, possibly on Sunday. 

I liked the hat. I liked the hat with train moving by. I took the picture first and then asked permission later. Not only did he give it, he asked me to take a picture of the other side with, "Busboys and Poets" on it and post it on Instagram. 

On the Inca Trail, fourth day, early afternoon there were a few scattered spots with cell phone reception. I saw a porter sitting, reading his cell phone. I didn't take the picture, I thought I should ask first, I went around to the front of him and asked and he smiled and put the cell phone away for the picture. It was very sweet, but a missed shot. Now I know. Take the picture, then ask. 

The extra is a few hours out of Arequipa, la Reserva Nacional Salinas y Aguada Blanca. Most people see it briefly on their way to Colca Canyon. I wasn't interested in the Canyon. This was probably the most visually stunning day of the trip. It is a salt lake with flamingoes, alpacas, llamas, and vicunas. There was a small town of five households with solar panels. The altitude here was very high, 4,300 meters.