Elan's Adventure

Kenya for me was very interesting in its own way because during our time in Nairobi we did everything from playing soccer with the kids in Kibera, to going on bike safaris, hikes in local parks, to a safari in Masai Mara National Reserve. Twenty years ago, my dad created a home or shelter for street children in the slums in Kenya called Kibera. Throughout these twenty years he has been providing them with a strong education, food, and a home to live in. The organization is c

We stayed in Italy for almost one month. We did a little bit of everything, visited some friends, did a short drive to Lake Albano (in a town where Pope Leo's summer home is, did a long drive to Sicily, and made our way to Malta. We flew into Rome from Morroco which was a big upgrade in a good way because of my experiences in Marrakech. The next day or two after we arrived to Rome, we met up with an old friend of my parents and got lunch with them in their neighborhood of Ga

Morocco, specifically Marrakech, was one of the first places on this trip that was not to my interest or liking due to the massive crowds and the food was also not my favorite. We started our journey in the heart of Morocco, the Medina of Marrakech. Our Airbnb was located at the other end which required us to walk through the entire craziness on a Friday night at 11pm! And just from that first walk I just knew it was not for me. The streets were filled with people for as far

Portugal and Spain were some of the most spectacular places we have been on this trip, we got to do some amazing hikes and we ate some amazing food. Our first stop was Portugal and unlike the rest of our stops this was one of the most special for me. While there we did some beautiful hikes and spent some well earned time with old friends. Originally we were only supposed to be staying there one night but our friend, Madalena, convinced us to stay for two more nights, which w

In Columbia we did a lot of things like fishing, eating amazing food, crabbing, and seeing some amazing things. We started our journey in Comubia by going into a party city called Cartagena where cruise ships come daily and leave at night so all the streets are full of tourists and they party till they leave. While we where their we went to the party square which was chaos and we ate some amazing food. We also got to see baby Kuala's and monkeys in a park in the middle of th

Our time in Patagonia, Chile was amazing but the rain held us back quite a bit, even though this was a set back, we still had tons of fun and did a lot of cool things. Once we arrived to Patagonia by plane, we had to take three ferries and drive about two hours to finaly arrive to our destination on lake Yelcho. It was pretty desolate and the closest town was a fourty five minute drive. The place we where we stayed was a cabin that was part of a lodge and it was super nice.

For three days my family and I traveled all throughout Bolivia in a four wheeler with two other people to see what Bolivia has to offer to us. We experienced everything from salt flat covering almost 4000 square miles to seeing geysers in a semi active volcano. We began our journey in a town called Uyuni where we were dropped off after an over night bus ride. Once we arrived, a vehicle from the tour company came and picked us up to bring us to their store to get breakfast a

The Incan's is an indigenous tribe centered in the Andean region in South America with the capital being Cusco, Peru. The Incan people had the largest empire in pre-Colombian history and their ruling time spanned from 1438 - 1533. While in the town of Ollantaytambo , we hiked to Pumamarca and then the Incan trail. We hiked this trail for 3 hours and we also saw all of their ancient and well preserved structures while walking through the mountains with views of the Andes mo

On Sunday, February 22, 2026, we went into the square of Plaza de Armas (Cusco) because the day before one of our Uber drivers told us that this Sunday there would be the grand finale celebration of Carnival. Carnival in Peru is important because it encourages community bonding and signifies purification. Today was the finale of the Carnival, It was a twenty minute walk to the square and we watched all the people gathering and buying all the supplies they would need to parti

For three days we spent our time in a rental house of the Uros people on Lake Titicaca in Peru. They have been living here for almost four thousand years and we got to live and learn what they go through every day. The Urus tribe is a very diverse group of people who live on approximately one-hundred and twenty self made floating islands made out of a special plant called the torta reed on lake Titicaca. The work that the Uros put into this is very thoughtful, every four ye

I had the fishing adventure of a lifetime. The adventure consisted of two days fishing on Peru's Amazon River while camping out by a river side. Day one involved heading to different spots on the river via boat and fishing along the way. On day one, myself, my dad, and my brother got up around 7:00am to get ready because our boat was going to depart our lodge dock at eight o'clock. We would be traveling with two guides and they were absolutely amazing, some of the best and m

We started our day before the light of dawn at 3:30 am, we had a whole day ahead of us planned and it started by a tour bus for three hours. Our first stop on this trip was to drive three hours to the ocean (specifically to Paracas Islands) to go take a boat to see penguins and sea lions. Before arriving to the ocean we stopped at a small breakfast restaurant and got some bread with cheese on the inside. After breakfast, everybody decided to take naps that lasted almost the

When traveling, normally we would have taken a plane straight to a location, or maybe a small lay over somewhere, but not this time. We started off our day early in the morning (5:30am). I got up, got dressed, and then went into the kitchen to make some food and get all of my stuff together. I got up around 4:15am because I was going to go turn off the lights in our dining hall and I saw my dad who had stayed up all night for some reason. When I finally got up, I made myself

The other day we drove to Sisal, a small fishing village in the Yucatan. Right next to Sisal is the Reserva Estatal el Palmar or in English The Palmar State Reserve. The Reserva Estatal el Palmar spans over 50,000 hectare's which is about 200 square miles and has been protected since 1990 for its special ecosystem and habitat. This place is special because of the mangroves, sea grass beds, tidal waves, costal dune vegatation, and its low deciduous forests surounded by wet l

Today we went to the Mexican Immigration Center, because we needed to do something for our temporary visa for Mexico. Later we went to Izamal, a small Mayan village in the middle of nowhere. The immigration and residency process was pretty self-explanatory. We went there early in the morning, because there is usually a wait (say's my dad). We arrived at around nine o’clock, and they took us to a waiting room with about 20 people. We took a seat and waited. Our appointment w

We went out late in the day for a bioluminescence tour and got to swim in it. Even though I did not go in, it was still cool to experience. We also got to have a bonfire that night. The next day, we went fishing and the family caught some cool fish from our boat. We had some new guests join us, my cousin Jack, and relatives of our friends. Bioluminescence is a rare type of sparkling light that is produced through a chemical reaction in living organisms in the water. Biolumine

We spent our Monday morning in probably the largest market I have ever been to. Most of the places sell the exact same things but it was still interesting to go and see for a while. We had only checked out two parts of the market the Vegetable and meat side so we still did not get the full experence but im sure we will go see it again.

Out fishing for the day on our boat with the family, Saya, Auntie Nola, Uncle Mason, Dad, brother, and Captan Cubano taking us for some nice fish. While fishing we caught nice some Jack Crevalle, Lady Fish, and Barracuda in the "Gulf of America" First time in the boat for fishing and came up with six Jack, three Lady fish, and three Barracuda. Personally caught five Jacks, two lady fish, and one Barrcuda.