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Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru
In the 15th century, the Incan Emperor Pachacútec built a city in the clouds on the mountain known as Machu Picchu ("old mountain"). This extraordinary settlement lies halfway up the Andes Plateau, deep in the Amazon jungle and above the Urubamba River. It was probably abandoned by the Incas because of a smallpox outbreak and, after the Spanish defeated the Incan Empire, the city remained 'lost' for over three centuries. It was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

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Quick trip back home

It was a nice weekend in The Netherlands. The feeling at my arrival to the airport gate while listening to the "ggggggggggg" from people speaking dutch, was as confortable as when going home.

At the airport, my dutch family were waiting for the at the airport. Nice dinners, long lasting conversations and a lot of fun. Something curious about J's family is they can go to the non-expected side with a joke. They are authentic, open and out of the blue; they are my people!

The main component of the home-feeling emotion with The Netherlands is certainly my AI team with whom I shared so many things... I met Petroula and Geta for lunch and coffee and although is great to see ourseleves from a different corner in different life styles, i can tell that some things dont change! Cheers girls!

New home

It was a tiring day, after visiting 3 previous places, and suddenly the car agency turning into a mansion street full of beautiful Connaught houses, and nice restaurants around.
At the stop of the car, we found ourselves at the door of a house with a terrace in the front, and felt as entering to those movie old Victorian houses with green little bushes next to the gate. Once inside, we knew it was the place we wanted.

After a long gambling to get the place competing with other offers, we got it. The house which is in Clifton gardens is one block away from Little Venice and regent's canal that is one of the more exclusive residential districts in central London. "When the Grand Union Canal was opened in 1820, the area was home to artists, writers and prostitutes. Today, Little Venice is a bit more genteel. The area is comprised of about ten tree-lined streets with beautiful 17th century white stucco homes plus shops on Formosa Street and Clifton Gardens"

The pop up question fever

A month ago, I was sharing with my colleague that only one of my friends actually got suddenly married last year which was a nice surprising new for my friends and me….

All of a sudden, I found myself surrounded physically and virtually by not only my close friends who are getting married, but by everyone else who is popping up the questions or getting popped with the question…

Bea and Manuel (Aiesec friend from El Salvador)
Claudia and Che (best friend of all times)
Coysi and Oli (good friend from DHL)
Ryan and Ildi (AI)
Mabe and Antonio (Aiesec friend from Ecuador)
Maria and her boyfriend (friends from Peru)
Rebeca Bloomwood and Luke -The main characters of the book I am reading at the moment, gee!

Something for granted is that I’ll have a busy 2007 ahead making it to my friend’s wedding all over the world… and something else is that for sure I’ll have high expectations after learning those innovate approach to proposals which seem to be not anymore the old fashion formal way. I mean; giving away a key chain as a provisional ring, or inserting a card with the question in a bouquet at a friend’s weeding?

Exciting… very exciting! Congratulations to all of you!!!