peru
April 8th, 2009
i found it pretty easy to jump back into peru life. surprisingly easy – pretty much like i never left. there is something about this place that resonates with me. it feels right just walking the streets, almost like the whole place just makes sense. its hard to describe.
although, i have to say, for good or bad, lima is becoming increasingly americanized at an astonishing rate. i don’t very much like it. in fact, i don’t think i have many pics of lima because all the big malls and fancy places just make me feel like i’m in a fancy place in north america. good for lima i guess. but it feels like its headed for a consumer craze and i just don’t believe that will be good in the long run.
at least i was still able to do what i wanted, we went to the beach, ate some really tasty ceviche and had a ton of fresh fruit drinks. saw some friends but mostly family on this trip. we had some things planned out that just didn’t seem to work out, but i guess next time. this trip was more like living in peru than being a tourist (i.e. no dancing in the streets – although i did dance at this other festival and get to take an axe to a tree as part of the tradition).
my spanish improved greatly during this trip. i’ve reached a critical mass of vocabulary where i can learn most words from my existing ones. i can even talk on my own with strangers. i’m pretty happy about that. i want to start really learning with classes or rosetta stone. up till now, its been pretty informal – but my french has helped. it’d be nice/fun if i could learn another language but i guess i shouldn’t think about that yet…
i dont think i’ve had time to fully digest what it is i like here. and unfortunately i dont think i will get much time. i had to put this post up quickly because tomorrow, i’m headed for lima in the morning and traveling back to columbus at night. and just for a short while, because i’m off to San Francisco! I’ll be hanging out with some other hackers (including Kevin!! wewt) and probably doing the exact opposite of this peru life – i’ll probably be online 24/7 and totally connected. quite a contrast i’ve set myself up for, maybe it’ll help highlight what i like and dont like…
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