Ok so I need to bring you all up to speed on the last 2 weeks of Bolivia and my travels to the Middle East. I went to Santa Cruz and bought 28 cows at an auction, which were then transported to the jungle, where we vaccinated and tagged them. Everything went fairly smoothly until one of the cows escaped and we had to chase her down. Two of the men jumped on horses while the third grabbed a rope to lasso her. In the process I got charged by an angry bull, which just about gave everyone else a heart attack. My advice? Jump behind a tree....cows never were too good at playing hide-and-go-seek. I finally went and visited el cristo, so here's a picture of him up close and personal, along with the beautiful view from the top of the mountain.

For my last weekend in Cochabamba we all went to Mandarina, a popular club. Apparently if you accept a drink from a guy, or dance with a guy, or talk to a guy...heck if you even look at a guy, it means you want to go home with him. One thing I don't understand about the Latin culture is the jealousy. Here's me with my girlfriends before heading out!

Sitting by the pool with some friends after a night of dancing.

I left Cochabamba October 1st and finally made it to Baku October 3rd via the following route: Cochabamba > Santa Cruz > Miami > Philadelphia > London > Baku

Piece of cake right? Right. After bribing the government with $131 I finally made it to my parents house and will be here for the next 2 weeks.