El Gringo

Made it to Las Lenas, Argentina. Place is crazy. Very remote, ominous and real. But at the same time it is the ski destination for the South American elite. It feels like an oxymoron...hopefully that gives you a sense of here. I wish I could post pictures, but the internet can't handle uploading photos. I'm down here with The Levitation Project (www.thelevitationproject.com). The first couple days were super productive, but this seems to be the land of horizontal snow. So the good snow we had, has now been relocated to somewhere else in the Andes. Another storm is forecasted and it seems to be trying. Hopefully it continues. I'll have some more insightful content sometime in the near future.
Adios.

Lost in Translation

Have I already used that title?? Not sure...

I'm on my way to Las Lenas, Argentina. I have never been to the Southern Hemisphere before. Traveling is crazy. I have been consistently thunderstruck by experiences in foreign places. We have been traveling for more than 53 hours and still have many to go. Hopefully less than more. Being stuck en transit is fun, but arriving at your destination is gratifying. I love Argentina and its people.

Chez Moi

I have made it back into the States, Utah to be exact. My body was craving the hot, dry air, but after an estimated 17 hours of it, I was ready to retire to a cooler, more humid setting. I'm still waiting to find that place.
Utah is hot...really hot. I forgot the feeling of a soggy, sweaty car seat or vehemently using lotion so your skin feels somewhat moistened. I also forgot the feeling of massive 10+ passenger SUV, with one occupant and their massive ego's ruling the road with their poor driving skills. Utahn's love their wide roads. I wonder which of those begat which.
On a more positive note, I came home just in time to see Mike and Lisa Schneiders new baby girl before she turned a day old. New life is crazy!!!

Plebeian Living pt. 2

I am back to my old rushed lifestyle, but here are some pictures of more mellow times. I miss the canoes, the clean air, and the patience lessons taught through dial-up internet.

Emotional translation.

I've been in Canada for two months. I hope to be heading back to Utah tomorrow, if not I think this may show on my door soon.

Entering the crux...

Elle se trouve et dit...

Pearl Jam will forever remind me of Bryan.

Miss you guy.

Sarge's hands were like a catcher's mitt.

Just finished Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk. Here's a good little excerpt...

Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When they had a thought, it occurred to them as a god or goddess giving them an order. Apollo was telling them to be brave.
Athena was telling them to fall in love.
Now people hear a commercial for sour cream potato chips and rush out to buy.

The Zissou

i dont have a problem with objective reporting, but what i have a problem with is some wombat coming on my boat, trying to railroad me, you know?

why don't you see if you can get one of these dolphins to swim under the hull and give us a look.

nah. either they can't hear us or they don't understand.

son of a bitch i'm sick of these dolphins.

Antlers

We had a staff party at Shane's house once High North ended. He hired Ethiopian catering and it was delicious. If you ever get the chance, eat it. Its quite good. And the people were genuinely friendly.

Plebeian Living

I'm living in the woods, next to a lake. I went canoeing yesterday.

I have been listening to records on a daily basis.

My internet connection is dial-up.

I've been eating a lot of granola.

I recycled cans/bottles for cash today.

Goodbye.