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Herb Roasted Turkey Breast with Pan Gravy
1 small (golf-ball sized) onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 lemon, scrubbed clean
12 fresh sage leaves
Large handful fresh flat-leaf parsley (about 1/2 cup, from 12 stems)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for oiling pan
1 teaspoon salt, plus more as needed
6 fresh bay leaves
4 tablespoons butter
2 boneless turkey breast halves, skin on (about 2 to 2 1/2 pounds each)
Freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup apple or regular brandy (recommended: Calvados)
2 to 3 cups apple cider
Salt and pepper
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Oil a roasting pan and set it aside.
Put the onion into the bowl of a mini food processor. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the zest from the lemon in thin strips, being careful not to cut into the bitter white pith. Add the lemon zest to the food processor and reserve the whole lemon for another use. Chop the onion and lemon zest until fine. Add the sage, parsley, olive oil, and 1 teaspoon salt and pulse until it forms a coarse paste.
Put 2 of the bay leaves and the butter into a small pan and heat over medium-low heat until the butter is bubbling. Remove from the heat and set aside.
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Remove from the oven, transfer to a platter, cover, and let rest for 10 minutes before carving while you make the gravy.
Put the roasting pan over the burner on medium heat. Sprinkle the flour over the pan juices, and cook, stirring, for a few minutes. Add the apple brandy, and scrape the pan to lift the bits that are stuck to the bottom. Cook for a minute to burn off the alcohol, then, while stirring, pour in the apple cider. Bring to a simmer, and stir until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
Slice the turkey breast on the diagonal, and serve with warm gravy.
Season with Adobo on the inside.
Rub the turkey on the outside with achiote olive oil.
Season well with Adobo.
For Pavochón, a pernil flavored turkey, season with 2 parts mashed fresh garlic (ok to use garlic powder or coarse garlic), 1 part coarse sea salt, 1 part coarse black pepper, and 1 part dried oregano leaf. Determine how much seasoning by the weight of the turkey. 1 tsp salt per pound and then figure it out. If your turkey weighs 10 lbs then 10 tsps salt, 10 tsps black pepper, 10 tsps oregano, and 20 (yes 20) tsps garlic. Or measure by ¼ cups. Mix ingredients with a bit of olive oil and a packet of Sazón with achioto and rub liberaly on turkey.
If you are not going to stuff the turkey put a large onion, cleaned and skinned, sliced in half and a whole head of garlic, peeled (as much as possible) with the top sliced off, in the cavity of the turkey and one banana leaf.
Line the bottom of the pan with 3 or 4 banana leaves. Cover turkey with banana leaves and at the end remove the top leaves to allow turkey to brown nicely (you might need to raise the temperature a bit to brown it.
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It's the fundamental transformation of ICE. Immigration Agency managers challenged to be agents of change and to recognize their own culture biases.
(CNSNews.com) – The Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) says 20 of its "high-level" managers have just completed a training program at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, making ICE the first federal law enforcement agency to partner with the museum on training of this type.
The intensive, three-day course focused on "promoting greater cultural awareness" among members of ICE's leadership team.
"There's a current exhibit at the Museum of Tolerance that asks visitors to 'change the way you see and see the way you change,'" said ICE Director Sarah R. Saldaña. "That's really the crux of what we're seeking to accomplish through this joint initiative. We want ICE's leaders to be agents of change, taking what they learn in this training and using it to transform the way they tackle the daily challenges they face in the workplace."
The course, using the museum's interactive exhibits, challenges participants to "recognize their own inherent cultural biases and identify ways to develop progressive leadership practices in their respective programs," the news release said.
Last week's class was the first of three training sessions ICE anticipates hosting at the Museum of Tolerance this year.
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With Hotel Transylvania opening this month, Sony Pictures Animation has revved up the marketing campaign and the stars are in full court press junket mode. The film stars the voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg, and David Spade. Here are interviews from three of them.
David Spade talks about his character Griffin the Invisible man. He jokes that his character is the funniest in the film and breaks down the location. He also points out that the monsters in this film are very nice. No nightmares for the kids when they get home.
Adam Sandler talks about his character Dracula and his wonder kid voiced by Selena Gomez. Dracula is a sad character, his wife passed away hundreds of years ago. So, he's a single parent that doesn't want his daughter to leave the hotel. On a side note, Adam Sandler doesn't seem to pumped for his own movie. Or at least he's not too pump for this interview.
Andy Samberg jokes his way through the interview. He plays Jonathan who he says was him in high school. He clams Kid N' Play were his inspiration. He also talks about doing comedy in his closet with stuffed animals as a kid– It's charming.
Hotel Transylvania Hits theaters on September 28, 2012.
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These delicious dessert bars are a delightful merging of two all-time favorite sweet treats; blondies and good old-fashioned s'mores!
If you live in the U.S., you've probably got some fun plans for this mid-summer weekend. We live in North Carolina and are about halfway between the coast and the mountains. It's funny how, on Fourth of July weekend, our bustling metropolis gets amazingly quiet. At least half the population seems to have skipped town, heading either east to the ocean or west to higher elevations to beat the sultry heat and celebrate our nation's independence day.
I'm dropping by today to give you a super easy, crazy delicious and quintessentially summer recipe. It would be perfect to add to your picnic, potluck or party repertoire.
These Blondie Graham S'mores Bars take about 15 minutes of hands-on time and will be the first thing to disappear on the dessert table. You'll probably hear little murmurs of "Yum, s'mores!" as well as noticing lots of second helpings, after all, who wouldn't love a fusion of two favorite sweet treats, blondies and good old-fashioned s'mores? Just a head's up – you probably won't be bringing any home, so you might want to stash one or two away before you arrange them on the dessert platter!
The basic blondie recipe is from Cook's Illustrated, and comes highly rated. I've adapted their method a bit to make it come together super easy, one pot, no mixer, no fuss. I love that these blondies aren't loaded with butter. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this is a low calorie, low fat recipe! It's just that the amount of butter is significantly lower than other blondies I've made.
I decided to give CI's tried and true recipe a new twist for summer and make a s'mores variation with miniature marshmallows, milk chocolate chips and Hershey bars. The results are finally what I'd hoped for; an easy, super delicious, no-fail, s'more-inspired sweet treat that's perfect for summer gatherings. Actually, these Blondie S'mores Bars would be wonderful any time during the year when you have a craving for a taste of summer!
Although the bars come together quickly, be sure to allow enough time for them to cool completely. That way you'll be able to cut them into nice neat squares. I like to make them the evening before; then in the morning they're good to go. Oh, and don't skip lining the pan with foil and spraying or greasing the foil with a bit of oil. It makes removing the bars and clean-up super easy
Are you invited to or having a summer get together? Want to surprise your family with something fun, nostalgic and sure to please? Whip up a batch of these Blondie S'mores Bars. Suddenly, you'll find yourself very popular; and we both know why, don't we?
Blondie S\'mores Bars
Blondie S'mores Bars – a merging of two all time favorite sweet treats, blondies and good old fashioned s'mores.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 16 squares
- Category: Dessert
- For the blondies:
- 6 tablespoons butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- For the topping:
- 1 1/2 cups milk chocolate chips or 4-5 Hershey 1.55-ounce candy bars
- 3 cups miniature marshmallows
- 1-2 1.55-ounce bar Hershey milk chocolate candy bars, I cut the bars into individual squares, then cut each one in irregular halves.
- Adjust oven rack to middle position; heat oven to 350° F. Spray an 8-inch pan with cooking spray or grease lightly with oil. Cut an 8 x14-inch wide strip of foil and line pan foil with the 2 long sides extending over the top of pan. (You will use this later to easily remove bars from pan.) Spray or rub with oil to coat foil.
- Heat butter in a medium large saucepan till just melted. Remove from heat and allow cool slightly for a few minutes. Whisk in sugar, mixing until well combined. Add egg and vanilla, stir to incorporate.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt together to mixture in pot. Using a rubber spatula stir just until combined; do not overmix.
- Bake until top is shiny, cracked, and light golden brown, 18 to 22 minutes; do not overbake. Set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Set broiler to high with rack set 6-8inches from broiler.
- Top blondies with chocolate chips (or lay candy bars across top to cover), then sprinkle with marshmallows. Place under the broiler for approximately 30 seconds to one minute or until marshmallows start to brown. Watch very carefully as marshmallow will quickly go from golden brown to burned. Remove from oven and cool for 10 minutes then add Hershey bar pieces, randomly inserting them across top. I like to make it look like they're "peeking" out from the marshmallows.
- Set aside to cool completely. When ready to serve, lightly oil a sharp knife and cut into 2-inch squares.
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tUnE-yArDs – Rocking Chair – Amazing animations, not too exited about the music though.
Ahimsa Online – "On social media, you can't see the tears and searing pain screwing up the face of the person behind the updates. To my mind, it is never safe to assume they are not there. It is never safe to assume they are."
Diary of a Sex Tourist – "I'm posting this now because Amnesty International is voting this week on a proposal to support the full decriminalization of sex work in support of the human rights of sex workers."
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Ononymous – "Here you can find a collection of material from selected Producers around protecting yourself online." A collection of tools and resources for online security.
What happened when we got subpoenaed over our Tor exit node – "We've run a Tor exit-node for years. In June, we got the nightmare Tor operator scenario: a federal subpoena (don't worry, it ended surprisingly well!)" Because you are boingboing.
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G.U.L.F. Occupies Israeli Pavilion in Venice, Calls for Cultural Boycott – "Before coming to Venice, some of us shot a film about the challenges of daily life in the West Bank. We were struck by the overlap between the circumstances of Palestinian workers and the predicament of South Asian migrants in the Gulf. Under the Occupation, the Palestinian people have become migrant workers in their own land."
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Idiot, es geht nicht um Kaffee – "In den USA setzt sich an Colleges die Vereinbarung «Yes Means Yes» durch. Sie fordert vor dem Sex ein ausdrückliches gegenseitiges Einverständnis." Zizek dreading difficult territory, but some points are very valid.
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Defensive end Randy Charlton has picked up more than a dozen offers, including one from Indiana that he received just a few weeks back. The 6-foot-4, 222-pound standout from Miami (FL) Southridge H.S. spoke to Peegs.com about his interest in the IU program, and about where things stand with his recruiting at this time.
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This past fall Charlton and his Southridge teammates had a great season as they went 12-2 and won the Class 8A State Championship in Florida.
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Besides the offer from Indiana, the Miami native also has offers from Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, Baylor, Iowa State, Mississippi State, South Florida, Temple, Western Kentucky, Bowling Green, Central Florida, Florida Atlantic, Appalachian State and Illinois State. He said that one other factor that will play a part in his decision is the chance to attend the same school with one of his teammates.
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Effect of combined psycho-physiological stretching and breathing therapy on sexual satisfaction
Epidemiology and health outcomes
During the last few decades, marital tensions and stresses have influenced various dimensions of life. The objective of the current study was to examine the effects of combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy combined with breathing exercise) on sexual satisfaction among heterosexual men.
For this research, we used "convenience sampling" to select 80 males, who were then split equally into two groups, the intervention group and the control group, both groups containing men who had voiced a desire to be in the experimental group. For collection of data, we used an identical quasi-experimental design called the "nonequivalent control group." Therapy sessions, each lasting 90 to 120 min, were carried out on the same 3 days of the week (Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday) for a total of 20 sessions. The volunteers were selected from heterosexual men with stable relationships, who had been married a minimum of 6 months and were ages 20 to 55 years of age. Pre-tests, post-tests, and follow-up tests were conducted in a clinic at the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM [1] ). For assessment, we used the sexual satisfaction subscale of the ENRICH [2] questionnaire.
The intervention group had better post-test scores than the control group. Also, follow-up test scores for the intervention group were marginally better than those for the control group, but the difference did not reach statistical significance.
Combined psycho-physiological therapy including stretching and breathing exercise leads to improved sexual satisfaction.
During the last few decades, marital tensions and stresses have influenced various dimensions of life. Studies done on married persons have shown that they eat healthful food, have healthy bodies and suffer less from psychological difficulties
From the early 1980's, psychotherapy has grown rapidly and now offers the best approach to a better & more complete treatment model
The current research investigated the effectiveness of combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy and breathing exercise) on the sexual satisfaction in heterosexual men. Currently, stretching therapy is increasing in the United States, where 10–15 million people participate in stretching classes
Research has also shown that some kind of breathing exercise, such as Bhasrika, helps in treatment. These breathing exercises use the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm to put pressure on the internal organs. In addition, breathing exercises affect the mind, the brain and the nervous system, they increase oxygen levels in the blood, and they reduce carbon-dioxide levels in the blood. Thus, regular breathing exercises ensure proper oxygenation of all parts of the body, thereby helping to purify the blood, to remove toxins and carbon dioxide from the body, and to possibly cure many diseases
Stretching and improved flexibility have been important goals in both the recreational and the therapeutic fields in the belief that it is beneficial to promote good physical and mental function
This study had one main goal and two secondary goals. The main goal of this research was to evaluate the effect of combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy and breathing exercise) on the sexual satisfaction among heterosexual men and to determine if differences in sexual satisfaction exist between heterosexual men who undergo combined psycho-physiological therapy and those who do not. The two secondary objectives were to determine if any of the observed differences between the sexual satisfactions of heterosexual men who underwent combined psycho-physiological therapy and those who did not were influenced, either individually or as a whole, by (1) age or (2) education level.
Inclusion/exclusion criteria
In this research, the independent variable was combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy and breathing exercise), and the dependent variable was the sexual satisfaction of the heterosexual men. The therapy schedule, the gender (only male), co-morbidities (stable, non-cardiac and no prostatic disease), social, economic and cultural factors, the location and the environment of the therapy, and the therapist were controlled variables. Moderator variables were the education level and the age. For the analysis of the effect of age, the subjects were placed into two age groups: 20–35 and 36–55 years of age.
Intervention therapy methods
For this research, we used static stretching and breathing exercise techniques to form an integrated therapy. Static stretching involves a muscle that is slowly and passively stretched to full range, and continued tension is then maintained for an extended period of time, e.g., 15 ± 2 min, to further increase the muscle's length. For maximum gain, it is important that the person stretching remain in the assumed position until the muscle relaxes.
Each treatment session started with a 10-minute warm up and rhythmic breathing (10-sec inhaling, 25-sec holding of the breath, 15-sec exhaling, and 10-sec holding of the breath), after which stretching therapy started. Each muscle was stretched separately, and all the surfaces of the muscles were stretched. Patients exhaled when a muscle was stretched, and patients inhaled when a muscle was relaxed. Each session finished with rhythmic breathing techniques and a 5-minute cooling down. In this research program, we consider 20 sessions of 90 to 120 minutes each.
Materials and research methodology
Eighty (80) heterosexual men were selected from volunteers who had registered at the Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia's (HUSM') clinic in Kota Bharu (Kelantan, Malaysia). These 80 men were divided into two equal groups, the intervention group and the control group, both groups consisting of some men who had voiced a strong desire to be in the intervention group and some men who had voiced no preference. Patients with cardiac diseases, uncontrolled type-1 and −2 diabetes, HbA1c < 8.5%, prostatic diseases, major uncontrolled psychiatric disorders, chronic arthritis, histories of alcohol or drug abuse and clinically significant baseline laboratory abnormalities were excluded. To be included, the volunteers had to be heterosexual men with stable relationships, who had been married for a minimum of 6 months and who were 20 to 55 years of age; signed informed consent was also required.
We used "convenience sampling" for the selection. The volunteers were selected from among men who visited the HUSM's Family Clinic. For data collection, we used the quasi-experimental design called the "non-equivalent control group." Pre-tests were done on the individuals of both groups before the intervention began, post-tests were done on the individuals of both groups after the intervention had been completed, and follow-up tests were done on the individuals of both groups one month after the last session.
For the setting, we used a hall nearby HUSM's sport complex. Each week, the intervention group underwent the combined therapy on the same three days (Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday) for 90 to 120 minutes each day for a total of 20 sessions. The member of the control group were left to follow the usual routines of their lives.
We announced this research at the hospital and the clinics of Universiti Sains Malaysia (Kelantan). Then, to obtain information about the volunteers' ages, genders, drugs used, education levels, other illnesses that they suffered, etc., we asked the volunteers for this research to complete a questionnaire. This information was necessary both to form similar groups to prevent intervener variable effects bias and to manage the controlled and the moderator variables, as well as the obstructive factors.
Initially, 150 heterosexual men volunteered to participate in this research. Then, by paying attention to the control and the moderator variables and trying to decrease interviewer bias, we invited the 150 men for interviews and checkups. At the time of the interviews, a researcher obtained information on the patients' backgrounds, durations of disease, types of medicines used, nutrition with lists of daily meals, etc. Then, according to the research design (unequal control groups), we made one intervention group and one control group. Ultimately, from the 100 patients selected, we divided 80 men into two equal groups of 40 men each.
For the intervention group's patients, we conducted combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy and breathing exercise). The duration of each session for the intervention group was around 90 to 120 minutes, and we conducted three sessions per week on the same three days (Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday) for a total of 20 sessions. The control group's patients were allowed to continue their daily routines. It is important to note that all of the volunteers (both those in the control and the intervention groups) had gone to the HUSM clinic for medical checkups and that before the first therapy session, all of the volunteers had undergone pre-tests to establish a baseline. None of them claimed to have had or to have been treated for any sexual dysfunction. After the last therapy session, all of the volunteers also underwent post-tests to establish any changes in the levels of sexual satisfaction. After the last therapy session, the members of the intervention group were also allowed to return to the usual routines of their daily lives. About one month later, on a specified day, we performed follow-up tests on all patients of both groups to determine the long-term effects of the therapy.
Measured parameters
In order to assess sexual satisfaction, we used a subscale of the ENRICH questionnaire. The Couple Sexual Relationship Scale is taken from the PREPARE/ENRICH Inventory and contains ten items. The total score is the sum of positive and negative items. The range of scores is from 10–50. The mean and the scoring levels were based on a national sample of 50,000 married couples with data on ENRICH described in a book by David Olson, Amy Olson-Sigg, and Peter Larson (
Ethical approval
This study was conducted with the approval of the Human Research and Ethics Committee, USM.
Statistical methods
Data entry and statistical analyses were done using SPSS version 19. In the descriptive statistics, we used the mean and the standard deviation (SD), as well as tables and charts. In inferential statistics, in order to compare the data, we used Repeated Measure ANOVA. For assumption checks, we examined the residuals for the normality and the equality of variances. On examination of the histograms of residuals, all were found to be normally distributed. The spreads of the error variances at each level looked similar, so the assumption of equal variances was met. Further, the Levene's test was not significant, so equal variances were assumed.
All data showed a P-values on Mauchly's Test of more than 0.050 (0.086), so we had to assume sphericity when addressing within-subject effects. As Table
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Approximately 35% of all family medicine departments offer some kind of instruction in alternative therapies. According to Bricklin, approximately 40% of the population of the United States (U.S.) is found to be using alternative therapies
We hypothesized that combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy and breathing exercise) would have an effect on self-reported sexual satisfaction, and we designed this research to test that hypothesis. We found that the combined psycho-physiological therapy group achieved greater improvements in sexual satisfaction than the control group, but this difference didn't remain significant on follow-up tests, which means that when following the therapy, patients experienced improved sexual satisfaction, but that improvement did not necessarily continue once therapy had been discontinued. Overall, these findings provide support for the beneficial effects of combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy and breathing exercise) on sexual satisfaction for 20- to 55-year-old heterosexual men. The data also show that neither age nor education had any significant effect on the benefits of psycho-physiological intervention.
Arpita suggested that stretching and breathing exercise such as yoga might lead to a physiological balance, a decrease in psychological distress, and an increase in self-esteem
Our study also showed different results for the intervention and the control groups. The combined therapy had a significant effect, and this result was independent of education level and age. Thus, our study supports a link between alternative healing therapies and an increase in mean sexual satisfaction. This creates a need for structured programs teaching lifestyle changes, non-pharmacologic interventions and alternative therapies in conjunction with conventional treatments. Alternative therapies can be extremely useful adjuncts to conventional care, and they sometimes provide the most appropriate treatment for conditions such as the lack of sexual satisfaction, erection disorders, and the lack of sexual desire.
The patient's psychology has always been important. If lifestyle changes and alternative healing, such as stretching therapy combined with breathing exercise, are taught to patients, the risk of sexual problems and the effects of sexual problems on family life will decrease. Pharmacologic treatment is an area of expertise that requires special attention in patients with family problems. However, medications can have adverse side effects. By implementing holistic healing classes, therapists can give patients the foundation to reduce stress in their lives, thereby reducing the need for conventional medical treatment. Therapists can also experience both the benefits and the limitations of these approaches and find ways to use them with their patients. The clinical results may justify the investment of time and energy needed to embark on these extended courses of study
The findings of our study have implications for advanced psycho-physiological practice, education and health care of patients with low sexual satisfaction and for others who suffer from sexual problems. The implementation of combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy combined with breathing exercise) classes taught by psycho-physiologists in outpatient clinics should be considered at the patient's first visit. A shift in emphasis from treating to teaching highlights the psychological function as a guide and teacher and makes patient care a more fulfilling partnership. All psychologists should have knowledge of holistic healing and implementation of combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy combined with breathing exercise), and classes in schools of psychology should introduce the concept of alternative healing therapies
Our study has raised questions and has impacted other areas. Alternative and combined therapies suggest a wider vision of what medicine can and should be through appreciation of the interconnectedness of mind and body, emphasis on enhancing the body's own capacity for healing, and the use of the entire world's healing traditions. Alternative therapies can be used as adjuncts to treat all disease of the mind and the body. Thus, in less than a generation, the approaches and techniques currently called "alternative" may become an integral part of the practice of all family and sex therapy, psycho-physiology, and neuro-psychology practitioners.
Our study established combined psycho-physiological therapy (stretching therapy and breathing exercise) as being important to patients with family and sexual problems as it provides the patient with the power to decrease stress and to enhance the body's own capacity for healing. Integration of stretching therapy and breathing exercise in treatment plans allows a collaborative and democratic relationship between advanced psycho-physiological practitioners, other health providers, and the patients, who then reap the psychological and physiological rewards of feeling more in control of their lives.
These results are unique to this trial and will need to be replicated in future research. In this research, we had to use "convenience sampling" for the selection. The volunteers were selected from among men who visited the HUSM Family Clinic. Also, for data collection, we had to use the quasi-experimental design called the "non-equivalent control group." In addition, the sample size might not be representative as patients were only from Kota Bharu (Kelantan, Malaysia), and the research was conducted within a limited time frame. Future researchers are encouraged to extend these results to other populations and to continue to pursue research on sexual dysfunction and marital satisfaction.
In this research, we obtained our subjects from among volunteers, after which the subjects were divided into two groups, the intervention and the control groups, regardless of their individual desires. However, after analyzing the groups' baselines, we found them not to be the same. The volunteers in the intervention group seemed to have had more motivation to attend the intervention sessions and had, or felt that they had, experienced more difficulties than the volunteers in the control group For that reason, even though we found clear differences among the scores and the tests of the groups, those differences were not statistically significant. However, based on the results and the mean scores for the groups, the intervention clearly had a good effect on sexual satisfaction. Thus, we suggest future research with attention given to the motivation of the volunteers and to other methods of sampling. Also, additional research on the mechanisms by which psycho-physiological exercise and treatment improve family and sexual function, with emphasis on other populations and women, is needed.
1HUSM: Hospital of Universiti Sains Malaysia.
2ENRICH: Enriching and Nutrition Relationship Issues, Communication and Happiness.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
RB managed the research and carried out sampling, designed the therapy and the therapy sessions, performed the statistical analyses and design of the study, prepared instruments, carried out the pre-tests, the post-tests, the follow-up tests, and the data analyses, and wrote and approved the final manuscript. SBI participated in the official process by representing the authors before the ethical and research committee, participated in sample selection, participated in the management of the groups and the conduct of the study, and helped in the drafting, editing and coordination of the manuscript. WMZ and WNA Arifin participated in the statistical analyses. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This study was supported by a grant from the Universiti Sains Malaysia, School of Medical Sciences.
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Trudging through the forest was definately not fun. The undergrowth wasn't very thick so I could sort of tell where I was going, but that didn't stop me from getting several cuts on my arms and legs anyway. My feet were sore from walking for several hours and my stomach still had no food in it. I really had no idea where I was going but staying in the forest wouldn't do much good, especially since I had no survival skills whatsoever. If I really was in Gensokyo, I could be in the Forest of Magic and maybe find Marisa's or Alice's house... though who knows what they would do if I tried to get help. Of course, since I'd never seen a map of Gensokyo, I could be in any forest and be near anything or nothing at all.
After about another half hour of fruitless walking, I finally decided to take a long overdue break. I sat down with my back against a tree and rested. My feet were hurting pretty badly, probably because I developed some blisters. As I sat, I pondered my situation.
If I don't find someone to help me soon, I'll pass out in the middle of nowhere and die... but I wonder if there even is somebody around here...
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And I was right. At the exact same time, all of them (for lack of a better term) fired some bullets, each of which burning with an intensity that hurt my eyes. I, of course, was already running for my life in whatever direction there seemed to be the least things trying to kill me. Energy was flying in all directions, past me fortunately, and I could do nothing but keep running. A tree root snagged my foot and I ended up on the floor for the third time since I was randomly dropped into Gensokyo. A bright red blast flew right past where my head was a moment before I tripped as another hit the ground a few inches to the right of where I was. I scrambled to my feet and kept running.
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Cycling Adventure: Tackling the Horizontal AbyssPosted onMay 28, 2013
I sat on the boulder amidst a vast, green, mountain gorge, and felt faint. The adobe house, roofed with rusted corrugated tin, faded in and out of my vision. My head felt light, disconnected, and warm. A tingling sensation crept across my scalp, and slowly, the scene began to white out. Immediately, I shook my head, and grabbed the boulder, as I cleared my mind and remembered that I was 12,464 feet above sea level.
That morning, I left San Mateo, a small town set high in the Andean Cordillera of Peru, determined to conquer the biggest fear of my journey. My challenge was the half kilometer long tunnel inside the mountains on the way to Chicla. But I finished that challenge, faced my fears, and relearned how capable I was in dealing with difficult situations. It didn't come without a price, because as I gripped the rock, I fainted from overexertion, and the extreme altitude.
The route from Lima to Huancayo is the most difficult part of my 6 month journey to Brazil. There are several perils I have to face in the Peruvian section. First, and practically omni-present are the reckless peruvian drivers. With little to no shoulders on the roads, they were a constant threat. 2nd was the large drops on the side of the road; some were over 1640 feet. 3rd was the climb, from sea level to 4800 meters (15748 feet) in altitude.
At such a high elevation, I'd have to contend with the danger of high altitude sickness, locally known as soroche. The last and most dangerous challenges were the long tunnels. These tunnels were high in elevation, unlit, and narrow. Mixed with carbon monoxide poisoning, crazy drivers, a steep incline, pitch black, and soroche, created a death trap for an unprepared cyclist.
I wasn't unprepared. Assessing a challenge, determining the level of risk, and reducing it to a manageable level is my specialty. The first step was to locate the tunnels, and plan a rest stop for the night before. I didn't want to get nailed with soroche while cycling through the tunnel. This gave me time to recover and adapt my body to the high altitude. The biggest tunnel was located 3600 meters (11811 feet) above sea level.
The mobile threats were the omnibus drivers, who drove giant 6 or 10 wheeled, double deck buses. They were fast, reckless, and often drunk. So, the 2nd step was to leave early in the morning, thus avoiding the bulk of the traffic. Finally, I was equipped with standard lights, front and back, and I cycled as close to the edge as possible. These actions dropped my risk level to a point where I felt confident that I'd survive.
Still, it wasn't a cakewalk. There were 4 tunnels; the last two were the shortest, and the first, the longest, was the worst. That morning I left San Mateo feeling prepared. I cycled for three days before, and each day I managed to make 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) of progress due to the steep incline. That day, I expected the same amount of progress.
After a half hour of cycling, the incline increased, so it became prudent to get off and push. Mile after mile I pushed my 110 pound bicycle, until I finally came to the big, dark, gaping maw of El Tunel Cacray. It was 9 AM, and the chirping of the birds barely hid the foreboding feelings of the area. The morning mist rolled up the sides of the mountain, and moistened my face as I looked into the horizontal abyss. ..
"This is it." I turned on my camcorder light, my mounted flashlight, and my red blinker in the back. With a deep breath, I rolled in. Within the mouth, the darkness closed in like a jaw slammed shut. I didn't even look back, because if I did, I'd chicken out and I'd never get through. I had to move forward. Not once in my life have I ever felt trapped in a tight space, but the moment the pitch dark enveloped me, everything inside began to scream.
The only light was the dim, barely perceptible beams from both the camcorder and my flashlight. The flashlight began to flicker, and then dim. Dammit! That was a new light with new batteries! I cursed as I pedalled harder, and the tunnel nullified my senses. Suddenly, a bright flash reflected off my glasses, and a truck engine roared by me, as its red lights cast a beacon. As I followed it, I was blinded by the high beams of a speeding car. My survival instincts kicked in, and I swerved to the side as I pedalled harder through the inky depth. Soon, it was quiet, and the sound of my breathing, the grinding gears, and wheels echoed inside the tunnel.
I felt a creeping sense of despair at the length and depth of my dark isolation. My knees cried in pain, and I felt a bite on the side of them. My spin cadence was too high, and my knees paid for it. I thought I went in circles in the night, without stars or a moon to guide me. I kept moving. To the stop the fear, I thought of the rewards in store for me once I got through: sunlight, fresh air, green grass, flowers, rain, water, and food. I kept thinking about food, since it'd been days since I had a decent meal.
After an eternity, I saw a bright dot ahead of me. Was it a star? I couldn't tell. I kept moving towards it. It grew larger, and the light began to flood my vision. Like a moth to the light, I ignored the growing light headedness and cycled harder. The tunnel was on an incline, and the pain in my knees indicated the strain they were taking. But the light grew, as well as the strange buzzing inside my head. Finally, I was blinded as I felt the sun's warmth on my back.
But I didn't stop there. My body was on autopilot, and I charged up the mountain until I collapsed in a parking lot near the mouth of the exit. I looked at my watch as I lay there, and noted that it took 15 minutes to get through. 15 minutes felt like forever. An elderly man came over, looked at me, and asked me a question.
Don't you care if you die?
Why not?
Because I'm doing my dream. If I die while doing what I love, I'll die happy. I don't want to die without doing my dream. I want to see the world.
What about your family?
I love my family, and I hope they'd understand that I have to do what makes me whole.
The old man grunted, and stared at me. I fumbled with the camcorder, and cursed when I discovered it was off. It was a good conversation, and I lost my chance to record it. "Crap", I mumbled.
I sat up, and asked the man if there were any more tunnels. He said there were two, but they were smaller than Cacray. The two tunnels weren't long, and I cleared each one in under a minute. They still took a toll on my body. I had to climb another 300 meters (984 feet) to get to them, and the rapid elevation change made the buzzing worse. When I finished the last two tunnels, I stopped on a grassy area with a boulder to rest.
So there I was, fainting on the boulder, staring at a crudely built adobe house, and trying to keep my spinning head from getting worse. "This isn't right," I thought, "my body should be adapted by now." Unfortunately, the 984 feet was enough to put my body into chaos. My heart beat rapidly, as I forced my lungs to pull in more air. It wasn't enough, and I realized to push further was reckless.
I had to find a place to sleep, and I needed time to adapt. Small mistakes compounded into life threatening errors at such a high elevation. Unfortunately, I was several kilometers from the next town, so I took a few deep breaths, picked up my bike, and pushed up the road. As I pushed, I knew that each meter in ascent meant I was at risk for acute altitude sickness.
Finally, I made it to the village of Chicla, and there were no empty hostels. The only ones available were in Casapalca, a mining colony, which was higher at 4000 meters (15360 feet). As I pushed up the mountain, an imaginary vise grip progressively squeezed my temples.
When I got to Casapalca, I checked into a dirty hostel, which had no hot water, and collapsed into the bed. An excruciating pain kept me from sleeping. It felt like I had a hangover multiplied by 10. I rolled over in bed moaning, and my attempts to sleep were interrupted with the sound of my heart roaring in my ears. Nausea rocked my stomach, and I wanted to vomit.
Finally, I got up, and went next door to a café where I drank coca tea, known as maté de coca. Made from an infusion of hot water and coca leaves, the primary source of cocaine, the locals used it to combat altitude sickness. Two cups later, I felt better enough to sleep, but it wasn't enough. I awoke in the middle of the night with a grinding pain against my temples, until I finally listed into a deep slumber.
I got up the next morning, and grabbed my head. The pain was gone! My body adapted faster than I thought, and I checked my heart rate. It was rapid, but not as fast as the night before. As I bathed myself with a pot of boiled water, I thought about the challenge that I'd face for the day.
This was the last obstacle before I entered the altiplano. It was the high mountain pass through Ticlio, and consisted of an ascent of 4800 meters (15744 feet). Was I adapted enough, or would I succumb to soroche? I had another 2624 feet to climb, and I knew what I had to do. Due to the risk of altitude sickness, I'd take my time pushing my bike up the winding series of roads that made up the Ticlio pass. But there was a new factor, and as I made my way up the road, an abrupt, explosion warned me of yet another risk.
At the sound of the loud "thump", I looked up to see a landslide of several tons of dirt fall off the side of the mountain onto the road. The traffic slowed as several 18 wheelers gingerly made their way down the road. I chose to take a rest, and rethink my strategy. What would I do now? In addition to altitude sickness, I had to deal with land slides! As I stood on the corner of the curve, a solution came right up to me.
- Hey buddy, you need a lift? asked a mountain highway patrolman.
- A lift?
- Yes. Given the conditions, I don't think it's safe for you to go up pushing your bike. How's your head? Did you deal with soroche yet?
- I got nailed last night in Casapalca. It hurt like hell.
- It'll get worse for you going up to Ticlio. Put your bike in the patrol truck, and we'll drop you off a little bit below the peak.
I thought about his offer, and weighed the risks of continuing up on foot to the Ticlia pass. A line of traffic wound around the mountain side, and I wasn't the only one affected by soroche. He was right, so we put my bike in his patrol truck, and drove up to the Ticlio pass.
They dropped me off beyond the summit, and my head started to squeeze again. The sickness came back with a vengeance, so I quickly descended down the road to La´Oroya. It was a drop of almost 1200 meters, with 60 kilometers (35 miles) of pure downhill.
I cruised down at an average of 35 miles per hour, grinned at the exhilaration of the ride, and felt relief that there were no more ascents. I finally made it to the altiplano, and the worst of my 4000 mile journey was over. On the way down, I realized that in tackling the challenges, not only did I have to face my fears, trust, and have faith in my abilities, but I also learned to endure. Whether it was altitude sickness, the pain in my legs, or the sudden surprises, somehow, a solution appeared. It didn't matter if I came up with it or if someone else did. All I had to do was trust and flow with it. I got to La'Oroya safely, and prepared for the trip to Huancayo. My adventure through South America was just getting started.
The author hard at work relaxing his aching knees.
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The Bora Tribe's Delicate Dance in the AmazonPosted onMay 12, 2013
I was half naked, and clothed with a colourful skirt made from the pounded bark of an Amazon tree. My face was painted, a large plumed necklace stuck to my chest's perspiration, and on my head was a brightly colored headdress made of macaw feathers. Around me were brown colored people, men and women, who were clothed like me, except the women didn't cover their breasts. I was deep in the Amazon River basin, near the river Nany, pronounced Na-ni, and if I didn't know the location, I'd have sworn I was frolicking with my half naked relatives in the jungles of Vietnam. But I wasn't in Vietnam, and despite the racial similarities, I was with the Bora tribe.
As I looked at my new identity through the LCD of my camcorder, the chieftain motioned for me to join his group. After a quick inspection of my dress and face paint, he guided me into the middle of a line of tribesman. We were about to dance a tribute to the Sacha Vaca, the amazon tapir. Sacha Vaca is a pidgin word, a mix of quechua and Spanish, which meant "It's not a cow". As I stood in the line with the men, we pounded our sticks into the ground, and sang. Suddenly, I felt the pull of a hand on my shoulder, and they tugged me into a run with their dance line, as we pounded our sticks in synch with the women's voices. My feet gripped the rough soil floor, as I struggled to maintain the quick, changing rhythm of the line. Through it all, I marvelled at the tribe's ability to maintain its traditions in the 21st century. How did they do it? That answer lay within the isolation of the Amazon Basin.
I was on my fourth trip to South America. Like the first time, I chose to bicycle across the enormous continent, but this time I was headed through the southern portion, with the intention of crossing the deep Amazon Basin in Bolivia, the upper half of Paraguay, and through Brazil. I'd originally planned to enter the Amazon through northern Bolivia, but a request from a Peruvian friend to accompany him to Iquitos was too much to resist. We were going to survey several enormous tracts of land that the Peruvian government put up for auction. The government wanted to settle the vast interior of Loreto, as a way to alleviate poverty, and my friend wanted to purchase, preserve, and create a research and eco lodge park. Since his interests clicked with mine, I immediately bought a ticket, stashed my bicycle at his house, and we flew to Iquitos.
Iquitos is either an hour and a half flight from Lima, or a five to ten day river journey from several low mountain ports in the southern Andean region.. There is no land crossing to Iquitos. It's also the capitol city of the largest department of Peru. When we arrived in Iquitos, we were dismayed upon learning that the hectares were several days away up the river via boat. My friend's poor planning forced me to extend my plane ticket until we learned that the next boat wasn't available for at least two weeks. I took the entire line of inconveniences in stride, and with a block of time now available, I set out to explore Iquitos and the surrounding regions. I contacted another Peruvian friend who was a biology research graduate at Rutgers University in Camden. He recommended that I stay with his family, and meet his friend, Gilberto, an ecologist, to get a better sense of the Amazon environment of Loreto. Gilberto worked at a biological preserve and research park, known as the White Sands Forest. Here, I discovered that the forest settlement program, as a method for poverty reduction, was a disaster waiting to happen.
The Amazon forest ecology in most of the Loreto Department consists of highly efficient, ecological recycling systems on top of nutrient poor, sterile sand. Most of the vegetation depends on a horde of millions of species of insects, molds, and fungi which, in a matter of days and weeks, turn any kind of organic matter into high powered fertilizer. Most of the Amazon Basin consists of this type of environment, where almost all the organic matter is either alive and trapped in plants and animals, or is in the process of being ground and molded by something living. Almost no organic matter is sequestrated in the soil, and is the primary reason why the Amazon basin's soil is among the world's poorest. The moment the insect's homes, the trees, are cut down and burned, the recycling systems are eradicated, and what's left is a thin layer of ash on top of loose and sterile, white sand.
Consequently, anyone who moves into the forest, and burns it down to plant crops, or worse, to ranch cattle and livestock, finds himself in a cycle of poverty which never ends since the soil can barely support savannah vegetation, let alone crops or cattle. After three to four years, the land is wasted, and the peasant finds himself and his family poorer, and moves to more forest to burn. Unfortunately, especially in Brazil, all of the Amazon Basin countries have enormous deforested sections which appear on satellite maps as white blocks and stripes, where the land serves as a parcel of desert.
The invasion doesn't stop there. Like the Andean regions of Peru, the Loreto department is about 85% unexplored. Yet, after years of isolation, due to surging commodity prices, extensive exploration efforts yielded recent discoveries of large oil deposits. Consequently, the territory is quickly turning into the Wild Wild East of Peru. When I left the plane, I noticed personnel from an oil exploration company based out of Houston, Texas, who arrived to survey one of the many parcels of land the Peruvian government was auctioning.
As if this wasn't enough, global warming was changing the area's weather patterns. I spent part of the week questioning both the scientific station, and many of the locals about what they'd observed in the past five years of temperature and climate. In what should be "rainforest", where the seasons are wet and wetter, there was a shortage of rainfall, and due to the porosity of the white sand, trees weren't getting enough water, and the heat, amazingly, was hotter than usual. This compounded into a death sentence for most tree species, and after two years of blazing heat and lack of water, trees all across the basin were dying. A chain reaction was at hand, with both deforestation, and global climate change compounding on top of each other.
As we hiked through the preserve, and admired the areas where giant trees still stood, pristine, and watched the swarms of insects devour and grind fruit, organic detritus, and anything living in its path, I wanted to know if there was anyone who managed to live in harmony with the forest.
- You should visit the Bora tribe, if that's what you're looking for. Said Gilberto as we examined a large rubber tree.
- The Bora tribe?
- Yes, they're unique.
- How so?
- Well, they've been able to maintain their lives, traditions, and culture in the face of globalization and deforestation.
- You're kidding me.
- No, go visit them. You might observe some interesting things.
Gilberto just told me to give them a call, but this is easier said than done. To get to the Bora involved traversing one of the sources of the mighty Amazon, the River Nany. The Rio Nany serves as the channel for Loreto, with Iquitos as the primary port on the way to the Atlantic. The Rio Putamayo, which forms the borders of Peru, Ecuador, and passes into Colombia links to the Rio Nany. Approximately 30-40 thousand members of the Bora tribe live within this territory of the Putamayo, and typically a journey from their central homeland to the Nany takes ten days on the river.
The Bora are indigenous to the Northeast Amazon river basin, a giant territory formed from Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru's Amazonian corners. The Bora are also notoriously shy about letting outsiders in to see their villages, homes, and culture. Yet, both economics, and global invasion were imposed on the Bora, and they had to come up with a solution to balance both their economic needs, and their desire for privacy in their villages. So, they came up with a display area solely for the use of ethno-tourism.
Joined with a new friend, Janet, a local Iquiteñan who showed me around her city, we took a 30 minute boat trip to one of the many green islands which dotted the horizon of the Rio Nany. As we got closer to the shore, several children dressed in just a white, painted cloth for a skirt came out to greet us. We waved to them, as we climbed up the rudimentary dock made of logs, and together we hiked to the tribal display grounds. There, a short, handsome, brown man who sported a macaw feathered headdress greeted us, and led us into a large house, called a "maloca". We sat down and listened to the chief explain the basics of his tribe and customs.
According to the chief, the family structure is an extended set of families living in a "maloca". A maloca is a great house made of wooden poles, roofed in palm fronds or thatch, and set upon the rain forest floor. The basic family unit is called a "curaca"; it consists of one man and several wives with their children. The society is a hunter gatherer society, and their belief system, customs, and language is based on the amazon rainforest plants and animals. All of what they eat and make is derived from the rich biodiversity of the rainforest, and their culture passes on its knowledge in the rich oral tradition of parent to child. Lately, missionaries from both Catholic and Protestant churches have made inroads into the society, and as a result, much of the native culture and especially valuable knowledge of medicinal flora is disappearing. Combined with the rampant globalization of every single culture, one would think that this unique ethnic group should've been lost in the homogenized, monotonized blur of globalization. Surprisingly, this isn't the reality.
Obviously, economic realities have forced the tribe to make use of its unique culture and background as a means of income. Besides fishing, river boating, and tour guiding, the use of the site for ethno tourism permits the Bora to freely express their culture, customs, and rites, for a price. Because of the polluting effects of modern culture, the tribe chose to use the remoteness of the amazon to their advantage. They commute daily, walking one hour a day from the village to the display area, thus allowing them to show their culture, but without permitting the infiltration of their village and home lives. This was their secret to preservation, a long commute to work? I was both surprised and delighted in the simplicity and elegance of their solution.
In the final dance, I joined the women as we danced a tribute to the Manguare, a type of aquatic bird similar to a heron. As I danced with them and smiled with their grinning faces, I felt at once transported back in time, to the time before Western contact with the Americas, and I was in another world, age, and place. When we finished the dance, in my custom, I thanked every single one of the villagers in their native language, and then I learned one other characteristic of the Bora peoples. They're well versed in business and trade. After negotiating a price with me regarding their tribal dance and participation, I was immediately swamped with village women offering their wares and handicrafts. It took some creative use of language and polite hand movement to get out of the maloca. As I sat on the boat back to Iquitos, and watched them wave to me, I remembered that the Amazon is an ocean of green, with isolated islands of people, each with their own unique culture and customs that they've fiercely guarded through the millennia. And, I prayed that in the face of globalization, deforestation, and global warming, that it would continue to be that way.
The author hard at work dancing with the Bora tribe. You can tell who he is, can't you? He's that sunlight deprived fellow in the middle there…
A Video of Me Dancing with the Bora Tribe
A Fish in New WatersPosted onMay 12, 2013
A Fish in New Waters
If I could see through the eyes of a salmon, perhaps I´d have a better idea of my first week here in Peru. I left the fresh waters of Philadelphia, to land in the vast ocean of South America, in the sprawling heart of Lima. The moment I landed, the newness hit me in the lungs like a wave of brine to the gills. Thousands of diesel and gas powered vehicles clogged the streets, as they churned and cycled what little oxygen was left into soot and fumes. Dark, brown people packed into aluminum, and steel tin cans, surprisingly functional after decades of abuse, in their daily commutes. Cell-phones and pagers, hawkers and ravers, bums and maids, a cacophony of the city en-masse formed of eight million people greeted me with a neurotic pensiveness that infrequently smiled.
As I waited for a close friend to arrive, I stayed with a Peruvian friend, an expedition partner from years before, in the middle class neighbourhood of San Miguel. I woke up to roosters crowing at 2:30 in the morning, just before the early ones rose for work. Later, construction work in the 3rd floor above me rousted me again, and in the blinking, smog filtered sun light through my window, I got up. Ice cream vendors dressed in bright yellow vests pedalled their carts through the streets, blowing on high pitched horns, while traffic and fumes slowly built up into a fevered mid day pitch. I helped baby-sit Gabriel, a rambunctious three year old kid, while his grandmother fretted about his hyperactivity. Then I explored the city, or worked out in a local gym while flirting with the ladies in the nautilus room.
In the evenings, I wandered into Miraflores, where foreigners, usually middle aged or older white men, dressed in tacky black t-shirts that said, "FBI: Female Body Inspector", negotiated with much younger, dark skinned women for their bodies and company in Pizza Alley. Other times I joined my Peruvian friends for some salsa dancing, or we walked through Baranco, an ancient part of town next to the Pacific Ocean, filled with old colonial walkways, restaurants, bars, and shops. We conversed about South American economics and politics, and it inevitably lead to the American foreign policies, neo-colonialism, and the incumbent effects within their country. After those conversations, I lightened the mood with jokes and changed the subject.
Interestingly, unlike the first time I was in Peru, I didn´t stand out. When I spoke, I was greeted with a customary salutation. When I asked the cabbies or the combis for the fare, I got the standard local price. The same happened in the markets. In the clubs, I was asked if I was from San Miguel, or Capon, or one of the other local districts of
Lima. As the days passed with my friend´s family, I was treated as one of them. As always, I was patient, smiled frequently, and I always said "Please", and "Thank you", even if it was clearly their fault for an errant mistake. Still, familiarity extends further than the basic concepts of courtesy, but courtesy helps tremendously. Whenever I hung out with my American friends, I sometimes distanced myself from their constant judgement of the locals, the conditions, the service, and the water. Few things satisfied them, and in turn, I observed as their grating behaviour sometimes boomeranged back to them, and often with interest. Of course, as the standard rule of a bicyclist about to head into the back country for an extended period of time, I drank the local tap water, and within a week I was acclimated to it with practically no ill effects. My simple action, which was designed to get me ready for my journey, was met with shock from my American friends.
It finally occurred to me that my high level of adaptability passed me off as yet another limeñan, one who looked asian like many other Peruvians, and that I was no longer a foreigner to them. When I first arrived, five years ago, indisputably, I was a tourist who wanted to be seen as a traveller. Now, I was a local, a traveller still, and with it came both the familiarity and expectations that a local had with the people. Still, I longed to be the extraterrestrial again, as the explorer into the unknown. But until then, I enjoyed my new found intimacy with the people of Peru.
The author in red, while on a bicycle trip with some peruvian friends to the mountains