Raising Funds for Bolivian Amazon School Children

by Rach Rob, posted in A Personal Journey, Bolivia

*EDIT: Fundraiser was a success and is not closed. Thank you to everyone who generously participated.

Please visit my gofundme page to help out! gofundme.com/getlostandbefoundAlong my travels I have been searching for ways to vollunteer and help local communities, particularly here in Bolivia.  Bolivia is an incredible country filled with beautiful landscapes, natural recources and a vast array of climates.

While here, I have had the privilage of spending a month in the Amazon rainforest getting to know the Indiginous people in the Beni region (specifically the native Tacana people). Continue reading “Raising Funds for Bolivian Amazon School Children” →

At the Bolivia/Argentina Border, Again.

by Rach Rob, posted in Argentina, Bolivia, South America

La frontera… Otra vez.  So my second “first impression” of Bolivia was equally as strange and frustrating as my first. Continue reading “At the Bolivia/Argentina Border, Again.” →

Iruya, Argentina

by Rach Rob, posted in Argentina, South America

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Iruya, pronounced to us non-Argentinian’s as “eh-roo-sha”, is incredibly beautiful.  In fact, as you can see from my photos, it is damn near impossible to take a bad picture of this little mountain town. Continue reading “Iruya, Argentina” →

San Pedro De Atacama

by Rach Rob, posted in Chile, South America

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San Pedro de Atacama is a very small town in the middle of Chile’s Atacama desert.  The town itself is a quaint, lovable desert town, like many of the small desert towns in this pocket of the world.  But let’s be honest, people do not come to San Pedro for San Pedro.  People come to San Pedro as a launching point to explore the vast and incredible surroundings of the Atacama desert.  This is the driest place on earth.

So what is there to do in the world’s driest desert? So. Freaking. Much. Continue reading “San Pedro De Atacama” →

South America, here I am!

by Rach Rob, posted in Chile, South America

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Well it looks like I am at it again.

Only a handful of people know that I embarked on my latest adventure. So let me apologize to all who get the message a little late. I am currently sitting in the domestic departures waiting area of the airport in Santiago, Chile (though by the time I am able to post this I will be elsewhere). I am waiting for my connecting flight that will take me to San Pedro De Atacama, where I will be staying for the next week while I explore the wonders of the Atacama Desert. Atacama is famous for being the driest place on Continue reading “South America, here I am!” →

Camping at Watkins Glen State Park in Upstate NY

by Rach Rob, posted in USA

12smAfter several months on a different continent, it’s easy to forget that there are amazingly beautiful things to see right here in “my own back yard”.  I decided to turn what would have been an otherwise boring road trip into a chance to explore a little corner of the good ol’ USA (and Canada). Continue reading “Camping at Watkins Glen State Park in Upstate NY” →

Sleeping Bear Dunes

by Rach Rob, posted in USA

4smI HIGHLY recommend scrolling to the bottom and just watching the work of pure of genius.  But for those of you too lazy to watch a 5.5 min video – Here is a partial transcript from my most recent masterpiece, Northern Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes, Brought to you by Team Sloth:

Sleeping Bear Dunes is a beautiful natural gem tucked away on the coast of Lake Michigan in Michigan’s northern lower Peninsula. Continue reading “Sleeping Bear Dunes” →

Bolivian Dance Performances

by Rach Rob, posted in Bolivia, South America

“Caparoles” is the term for the style of traditional Andean dance which found it’s birth place in northern Bolivia. Caparoles is folkloric with it’s ritualistic roots. Today, it is performed to the beats and melodies of Bolivian folk music and is considered to be an Icon of Bolivian culture. Bolivian Dance is a spectacular art form! Continue reading “Bolivian Dance Performances” →

Traveling with Diabetes

by Rach Rob, posted in A Personal Journey, diabetes

Traveling with Diabetes! Woo-hoo!!! I want to preface this post by saying that I am a type I diabetic, and diabetes is a major part of my life. BUT, I do not identify myself as such.

Sometimes people are even surprised to learn, after knowing me for a while, that I have diabetes. I strongly believe that if I am in control of my diabetes, it doesn’t have to be in control of me. Yay! I don’t want to be known as “the girl with diabetes”.  I would rather be recognized for my winning personality. Insert big cheesy teethy smile here. I am also a lot of other things, I am a sister, daughter and friend, an artist, vegetarian, and nature-lover.  And now a wander-lusting world-traveler.

Continue reading “Traveling with Diabetes” →