I made it!

It was a little odd, but up until the day I left for my trip, I really wasn't nervous at all. I guess I made up for that on my down to Peru!

About half way through my first conversation in Spanish I realized the large sweat patches under my arms; clearly I wasn't as confident with my speaking skills as I had once thought...I guess there was a reason it took me about 3 hours to strike up this first conversation with the guy sitting next to me in the plane!

Once I arrived, I was greeted by a friend of a friend who drove me to my hostel. Conversation number 2 went more smoothly. I was pretty excited because I felt like I actually understood most of what the guy was saying!

After checking into my hostel, I walked to my room only to be greeted by 3 roommates snorting lines of COCAINE. "Bienvinidos a Peru" they said. (Welcome to Peru) While I knew coca leaves were grown in Peru, I didn't expect cocaine would be the first thing I would be offered after landing here! I politely declined the roommates’ KIND offer to share their "coke." They left after about 10 minutes and I got some much needed sleep!








Thankfully, the rest of my adventure thus far was a bit more tame consisting of mostly wandering the streets and checking out the sites of Lima. While I really enjoyed the city, I think my favorite part was when my new Israeli buddy and I were ambushed by a mob of 10 year old school children anxious to speak to us using the little English they knew, get our autographs, and take pictures with us. I felt like a celebrity!











After a great dinner we checked out a really sweet park with cool fountains. I tried to be like the local kids and run through the fountain without getting wet...didn't work out so well for me :/

Until next time, keep livin’ the dream!