Hannah's blog

 January 2012: "I'm home from peru! It was amazing. I wish we (my mom and I went together) were about to do more! (I do want to go back for more still) It is so beautiful here in cusco, peru! Way more than I expected! The mountains and hills are so green. The cathedrals are gorgeous. We are (mom and I) are in a tour group of 14 0r 15. All of us are leaving tomorrow morning at 7:30 to go to the sacred valley and Tuesday we start the hike up to MACCHU PICCHU! I am SO excited. This is way better than I could have imagined! Mom and I went through the Santo Domingo cathedral and it was great to see. Spain built over an incan temple, and you can tell which was built by the incans and which parts were built by Spain. There are so many stray dogs roaming around. I would totally take half them home with me if I could! It's also hard for me NOT to touch them!it really is! Our tour started yesterday. We went to the sacred valley yesterday and everything was so beautiful. We saw quite

 I've always had these "life goals" to try and practice daily, and I feel like i stuck to this one for a while, got out of the habit, and I'm trying to do better, but I wrote this "goal" down 11 and a half years ago, and it's still applicable. I wrote, "I came to the realization the other day. I cash really attest a person's life in a positive way. I can set and be a great example for so many people. I can really do so much in someone's life (good or bad). I can be an example someone NEVER had. The quote I find that really lifted me up (because I realized, well, not too many people did this for me), could be reversed and make it real for someone else. I think I'd get just as much as I receive. "You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life" and "be nice to people on the way up, you may need them on the way down." I ended with, 'that is so true! I love whoever reads this!'  H