: About Me

My name is Kip Sikora. I recently turned 30, which gave me only a minor freak out. I completed Peace Corps Ecuador last May and am planning on moving to Missoula, Montana sometime early this summer where I will study photojournalism. If anybody that reads my articles would like to offer criticism/advice on how to improve my writing, please contact me at kip_sikora@yahoo.com.

My passion is ...

Photography and Travel

I know too much about ...

Nothing

My parents always told me ...

But I had to learn the hard way

My childhood ambition ...

Snorkeling

My favorite memory ...

Tomorrow

Why I write ...

To better understand and explain myself

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Steve Earle - The Revolution Starts Now

My first job ...

Butcher

My best moment ...

Now

My inspiration ...

Yesterday

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Flea Market Pup I had decided against going to Cuenca, but then Vince told me he had just arranged a ride with his neighbor, Oswaldo, in the back of a vegetable truck leaving Saraguro at 4 AM the next day. He was heading there in search of a turkey chick, and had plans to fatten that bird for a home-style feast come Thanksgiving in the jungle. Turkeys are somewhat rare in Ecuador, but Oswaldo was bound for one of the larger markets in Cuenca, and it had been reported anything could be found there, save the homemade shotguns sold much further north in Saquisili. Sights, sounds, movements, s...

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