Egypt, a mystical place Egypt, I’m sure you’ve heard of it. Would you ever travel there? My mom and I did it right at the beginning of January 2022. Egypt is a land so far from us, in the northeastern tip of Africa, a land that borders Israel and forms a part of the Middle…

One last day The next day would be our last full day together before we had to say our goodbyes at the airport, where the EPIK employees would pick up all of the newly arrived English teachers. It worked out because my family was flying out of the Incheon airport, where EPIK staff was at…

Asakusa The next day, we would visit one of the older areas of Tokyo called Asakusa. We took a taxi this time, no more subways until I would make my way to Busan a month later, but I am getting ahead of myself. We had a great breakfast, and we left at a good time…

Prelude to South Korea When we left to go to Japan, it was very early in the morning. I had everything I needed to pack ready to go from the days before and the night before. My brother’s girlfriend, Rebecca, and her daughter were coming with us to drop off my mom, brother, and me…

NOVEMBER 18: VARANASI-PUNE / VARANASI-DELHI (FLIGHT)   The day to return or continue our extension to Pune.   For those continuing to Pune, you will fly from Varanasi to Delhi. (That’s my mom and me)   Breakfast (box lunch). Transfer from the hotel to the airport at approximately 4:00 am. Flight 6E 6828 / Departure…

NOVEMBER 16: AMRITSAR – DELHI – VARANASI (FLIGHT).   Breakfast (box lunch).   Departure to the airport for your flight to Varanasi via Delhi.   Transfer from the hotel to the airport at approximately 9:45 a.m. Flight 6E 6262 / Departure from Amritsar: 12:45 p.m. – Arrival from Delhi: 1:45 p.m. Flight 6E 2414 /…

NOVEMBER 14: DHARAMSHALA / AMRITSAR (BY COACH, 205 KM, 5-HOUR DRIVE) Breakfast at the hotel. “Departure for Amritsar, the city founded in 1577 by the fourth Sikh guru, Guru Ram Das, home to the spectacular Golden Temple, the holiest shrine in Sikhism, and one of the most serene and humble places in India. We visited…

NOVEMBER 12: DELHI-DHARAMSALA (FLIGHT)   Early morning departure to Delhi airport for your flight to Dharamsala. Breakfast (box lunch). Today, we began our long journey across India, traveling by airplane and bus to visit as many cities as possible.   Transfer from the hotel to the airport at approximately 5:15 am. Flight 6E 7483 /…

NOVEMBER 10: DELHI Today, this day, went by even faster than the previous days before it felt. When I remember back to it, that is. On this day, we experienced what rain is like in Delhi. Dense smog, smoke, a little fog, and lots of rain. I think it was on this day, after we…

NOVEMBER 8: DELHI Breakfast at the hotel. Our guide on this trip was a man named Tariq. He was lovely and great for our trip overall. I know I haven’t mentioned the guides we had on these trips very much, but Tariq, our guide in Egypt, and the guides in Mexico, I remember fondly. The…

The longest plane ride ever I think it was 18 hours, just about, but in other words, my mom and I flew an entire day across the world to get to the Delhi airport in “New Delhi” in India. Welcome, welcome; this is the last ho’oponopono trip I took with Mabel Katz and Maykert Gonzalez…

Dia Cinco Very early in the morning, we headed to the station to board the buses, in order of arrival, that would take us up the mountain to the entrance gate of the Sacred City of Machu Picchu, a magical place of extraordinary beauty that represents the most important center of mystical and esoteric worship…

A Calm Beginning Compared to our last departure just a few months earlier in the year, the checkpoints and flight to Mexico were much calmer than the ones to travel to London. It is the same airport, with different staff, as we flew with American Airlines this time. It had to be about 3 or…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion San Francisco, Oakland, & Sausalito Right off the bat, our first concern after departing the hotel was whether they would let us stay because none of us had our “papers.” Remember, this was in the Fall of 2021. Things were still a bit over the place, especially in California, where I…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion The Meditations On Saturday, October 2nd, Mayk had to improvise. A few people from Spain were supposed to be on this trip and have some cool stuff planned for us, but because of the Coof restrictions at the time, they could not fly from Spain to the United States. We met…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion Up the Mountain and into the Valley The rest of the day went on, and we went up the mountain. Regrettably, much of my memory blends between the days we spent in Shasta because much of it involved us going around the various beautiful landscapes. In memory, they all very much…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion From East Coast to West Coast This trip begins unlike any other. My grandparents, mom, and I will all go on a mystical tourist trip to Mt. Shasta, the Grand Mountain in California! My mom invited me and my grandparents to Mt. Shasta a few months after my Arizona trip. Mt.…

Santa Maria Cathedral By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion On April 1st, we took a guided tour of one of the biggest cathedrals in Vitoria. They told us some artists from Philly had come to work on it. On April 2nd, I went on a family trip to a small town, where I met my host’s aunt.…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion  To the Basque Country! This was my first big trip outside the United States and over the Atlantic Ocean. In 2016, the year I graduated from high school, this was my “senior trip.” Almost everyone else in my graduating class had decided to go to Disney, but not me! Although it…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion For the last few days, all I remember was we went back-to-back to the Scottsdale Mall, I’d say. The mall was huge, as I had mentioned earlier! I didn’t buy much, but I did buy these unique stance socks that I still wear a pair of these days. They have palm…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion The day we left to go to Sedona, we stopped at a busy diner packed with people waiting to get in outside. Once we got in, the food was good! We were served by a blonde waitress who looked relatively young. From what I saw, the other restaurant staff looked Mexican.…

By Leonardo Rodriguez Carrion After I graduated from Rowan University in 2021 with my dual bachelor’s degree in public relations and advertising, my family asked me what I wanted as a gift. I told my brother, “I want to go to Arizona.” And so, we went to Arizona in July. The hottest month of the…