"PERUsing with Traci Stewart"

Elon volleyball's Traci Stewart is spending the winter term studying abroad in Peru. Read all about her Peruvian adventures as she shares them with Phoenix fans on our blog.


Quote of the day: "Adventure is worthwhile in itself." Today was another adventure to say the least. We woke up to llamas outside of our window alongside a beautiful mountain. Our hotel is full of animals roaming the property. Last night when we got here, a llama walked right into the lobby and proceded to come up to us. It was so friendlly and so awesome. Anyways, the other animals I have seen are ostriches, deer, roosters and cows. It is a beautiful valley oasis full of flora and fauna.

For the afternoon, we drove to the Nazca airport. We then proceded to board around a 12 passenger plane, the smallest plane I've ever been on. It was so hot in plane but we were in the air before we knew it - with a lot of turbulence. There were trash bags in front of each seat because it's a common tendency on these tiny planes to throw up. First, because they are not air conditioned and it is 85 degrees outside. Second, because in order to see the Nazca lines, the pilot steers the plane almost on its side and circles the figure in the sand with the wing of the plane. They are still a mystery to everyone, however, there are multiple theories behind them. After the first two lines, I started feeling nauseous along with the rest of my plane. It was a bonding experience.

We then had lunch in Nazca and walked around the aquaducts near our hotel. We then had a friendly game of futbol/soccer in a nice green field in the back of our hotel. We have a 12-14 hour drive up the Andes to Arequipa, 8,000 feet above sea level. Only the beginning.


Traci

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