Daniel's Lima

... Daniela for a couple of drinks in the afternoon.

I therefore set off on Friday morning for Lima by bus as I was looking at around $400 to fly. Stage 1 involved a 12 hour stint to Huaquillas which is the border town on the Ecuador side. I was then planning on going to Tumbes which is a town just the other side of the Peru border. However as it was late there was feck all coaches a taxi driver advised me I could take a bus to Piula ...

Well, we finally arrived in Lima on Monday evening after a mammoth and epic journey. I never understood why the flight to Buenos Aires said 15 hours on the ticket but a closer inspection would have shown a stop-over in Sao Paolo in Brazil. We stayed on the plane for an hour until more people boarded and the cabin crew changed over and then another 3 hours to BA.

We slept a bit though but still a ...

... in poor areas in south america. Alfredo, whos Peruvian but was raised in Miami and actually lived in Anaheim for 2 years but now lives here in Lima. And Nelson, from Haiti, who doesnt speak English or Spanish, only French, so hes pretty quiet since we cant all communicate lol but the Canadians speak fluent French so that helps.
Alfredo is a tatoo artist and both Ivan and Stephanie got tatoos by him, they look really good, and cost about 20 bucks! Stephanie got ...

... Cairo or Istanbul here. Some lovely houses next to tips. The roads are full with constant beeping. It is relatively clean but somehow feels grubby. People are warm, friendly, helpful and appear to be appreciative of you being here. But you are very aware of the difference in wealth and living conditions. What was once a wealthy and important city, Lima looks a little tired.

In the evening we went to a local restaurant and had a great meal. This ...

... what it will be like. It's 5 credits though, so while it will almost assuredly be interesting it will be difficult as well. Will count toward Spanish Major.

-SPAN499, Directed Readings of Contemporary Peruvian Literature: probably my most time-consuming class. Itīs like a graduate level seminar that meets in the professorīs house every Wednesday. Weīre reading short stories, novels, and poetry by a variety of Peruvian
authors. We get to meet ...

Hello Everyone!!

Today was a nice day off... Gram went to church in the morning, and I slept in.. YEA!!! Then we were off to Cesars house with Mama Emila, Belen and Virgi. We had a fun day hanging out with the family, and had a fantastic lunch that Elizabeth made for us.

Estrella and Angelo have grown soo much. Great kids to be around.. =)

Lima, Peru mission_peru2

... of any reason why I should not pop these on the way back in a month or so, and save the pain of 4 days of being a zombie? Answers on a postcard...

Lima is a much more interesting city than I thought it would be. Iīve only been here a day but Iīve had such a good time. I went into the city this morning, taking the obligatory crazy-bus. Buses ply a swift trade up and down the Av. Arequipe that runs into the centre of Lima and ...

Iīm riding the Pan-American Highway for thousands of miles northward. The first leg, Santiago to Lima took around 50 hours. No sleeper buses were available, so I chance it and take a traditional. Big mistake. The bus was crowded, and I was very surprised at the number of kids that were aboard. One very young Peruvian mother (maybe 15) decides to abandon her seat at the front of the bus to sit directly behind me closer to the back. This ...

... but as we sat at our sidewalk table, we enjoyed watching the children coming home from school in their uniforms. Next we searched for a farmacia because Bob was still not much better. Even though we only asked for Pepto-Bismol, Bob had to see a medicina (doctor) to receive it and two pills. Soon it was time to get back on the train. En route we were treated to a fashion show featuring the latest in baby alpaca ...

... around, I finally found Plaza de San Martin. Lots of government and office buildings around the square. Not much to look at. I headed instead to Plaza de Armas. On the way there I stopped to watch a crowd of people heading into this unnamed, beautiful church, just off the plaza. I was taking its picture when this Aussie in a red hat stopped to take it as well. We chatted for a minute then he headed off, but first he snapped the guard and his muzzled guard dog too ...