BEHIND HER EYES
May 11, 2021
4 minutes
Words: Amanda Lay.
Amanda Lay, 35, from London
As the aeroplane soared into the sky, I felt a flutter of excitement in my stomach.
It was November 2018 and I was on my way to Peru to attend an ayahuasca retreat. It felt like the start of a thrilling spiritual journey.
I’d originally planned to attend an ayahuasca retreat in Ecuador, which I’d visited earlier in 2018 and loved. But after booking a flight on impulse, I realised that I’d used up all my tourist visa allowance on my previous trip. The flight was nonrefundable so I changed it to go to Peru instead.
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