See ya Denver!

November 4, 2014

       Frost coated the windshield of my beat-up Subaru at 5am this morning when I left to take Dellie on one last run. It looks like I’m leaving just in time to avoid the start of another Colorado winter. The sun blinded us as it rose over our favorite Matthew Winters trails, newly coated with patches of ice. I love Colorado, but my passion for skiing and ice climbing wanes as my feet grow increasingly ill-suited for the cold. A 10,000ft Peruvian town situated at the foot of the massive Cordillera Blanca sounds like the perfect solution! I'm teaching English, learning Spanish, preparing for the advanced degree that I've convinced myself will one day land me a good job, and explore, of course!

     My passport arrived just in time after both the old and new one were stolen from the third-party passport agency’s locked cabinet on the 11^th story of a DTC high-rise. Luckily I had a day to spend gathering information to prove my citizenship for the replacement. I’ll always remain skeptical of the story the agency relayed to me about the break-in.

       TSA didn’t give me any grief about the 14 syringes of arthritis medication that I had on ice in my carryon, and the pilot of my connecting flight to Houston informed me that we departed “lickety split!” I also managed to check both my bags for free, so I’m sitting pretty enjoying my aerial view of the snow-capped Rockies.

       See ya later Denver!