Well, it has come time to end my Peru trip. IT WAS AMAZING. This is the last normal post I will leave besides my post trip reflection. Machu Picchu/Cusco was a wonderful finale to a great trip. During our last couple of days there was a bit of frantic last minute souvenir/gift shopping, trying to make everything fit in my luggage, saying goodbye to everyone (we had a final dinner with Elena and Sixto). We somehow managed to help Andrea’s family plan a birthday dinner for Andrea’s dad which was fun because all of Andrea’s family/cousins came over and I got to see them for the penultimate time. The actual last time I saw them all (and all of Andrea’s friend’s too) was on our last night when we arranged for a very chill Karaoke night! It was lots of fun and a great way to say goodbye to Peru. I am so grateful to the Alva (Andrea’s) Family for everything they shared with me (food, bed, shower, towels!). They were like a wonderful host family even though that was not technically their title! We flew out on Tuesday morning, Andrea and I parted ways in Miami and I met my mom around Midnight in Hartford. After that, it was prep time to go back to school! Now my final post about Peru on this blog (for now) will be my post trip reflection I will write for the MIRT program. This part coming soon!