Greetings from the mid-west! I'm not so good at writing so this may be short and poorly worded but i wanted to do this intro essay thing. I am a 31 year old plumber and musician. Not a huge drug person these days but I have been curious about the spirit molecule for a few years now thanks to a friend who went to Peru for a month long journey into shamanism. Eventually i got a hold of the documentary which fascinated me to no end! Alas, here in Iowa not many seem to know what spice is. Or they have heard of it, but it's just some drug that makes you trip. You can't find it here is what I'm getting at. It's been a bit since i thought about it but a few weeks ago an article online caught my eye. For some reason i decided i was going to find a way to experience this one way or another. My research very quickly guided me to this site and wow! I have been reading threads for quite some time now and love the way this community works. Learn share expand says it all. After many days of browsing through different teks, I finally did my first extraction last night and am looking forward to sharing about it here and learning much much more! Thank you for welcoming me to this place and i hope to be a positive addition to this wonderful forum