Update

I know I need to update my blog with my travels in Buenos Aires.  But suffice it to say, I’m glad to leave it.

I had a taxi driver steal $100 pesos from me and hand me back a counterfeit $100 peso note, then accused me of passing him a counterfeit note.  He almost struck me and then pushed me out of his cab onto the street.  I found out later that, apparently, this is a common con by taxi drivers in Buenos Aires.

Also, someone broke into my checking and savings accounts and drained them both dry.  At the end of the day, the thief has stolen $2700 from my accounts.  As you can imagine, this has been a complete and total nightmare – trying to handle the claim with the bank from a foreign country on a phone line that is unstable, wondering how I can get money so I can make it to my next destination, being unable to close my account or get a new debit card, the process I’ll have to go through to get money to continue my travels. 

And this has all come on the heels of some larger personal issues that have knocked me sideways that may necessitate me abandoning my travels early to go home.

I sit now in the Lima airport, awaiting my flight to Cusco.  I’ll know soon from my travel agency what my options are to fly home early and I pick up money from Western Union as soon as I arrive in Cusco.

Please send prayers and thoughts my way as I deal with this very difficult situation.