Balabanova All Over

[Cusco, Peru] When I woke up this morning at 5:30 am, I did not feel like I had only gotten 3 hours of sleep. I was excited to finally begin the...

[Lima, Peru] Our first day in Lima could not have been any better! We woke up relatively early so that we can get breakfast and get our day started. By 9...

[Lima, Peru] Despite all my nervous energy about this trip, I got to Lima with no hiccups whatsoever. I got to LAX just after 6 am this morning, proudly parading around...

[Los Angeles, CA] I haven’t even left for Lima yet, and I have witnessed something extraordinary already. This contains my luggage for the next 10 days (I can hear the collective...

[Austin, TX] It is Sunday morning. I’ve set my alarm for the obscenely early hour of 7 am because I have a task – run 8 miles!!! As part of my...