June 16th, 2014
Well we've been in Lima for a total of two weeks now, and it is safe to say that we are both sick of it (or sick in it in Simon's case). Don't get me wrong, we both very much appreciate having a good family to live with, and the city has its interests, but it is any wonder that the boys wish to flee their city surroundings and find adventures in the mountains? So far, we've hit just about everything on our check list:
-We've reconnected with Simon's god family
-Gone out clubbing a couple of time
-Met some cool people
-Improved our spanish
-Cooked our meals every day
-Gone climbing indoors, and discovered some climbing outdoors
-Gone to the beach
-Gotten to know the city better
Now only have a few more things we really wish to do here before we head out
-Go to the fish market (to make sushi!)
-Finish my classwork
-Go to Lima's city center (possibly)
-Find more climbing (possibly)
-Go see our friend, Csaba Rojas, play in his baseball game (This Sunday)
After doing these things, we plan on making our way South to Cuzco. The direct bus ride takes a total of 22 hours, if you're lucky. We both think this sounds a bit hellish, so we will try to split up the journey a bit and take our time. So the first day we may travel to Pisco, a coastal city in the South, and stay there for the night. From there, we will head into the mountains to Ayacucho, a nice city we could stay at for one-two day(s). Then from there, we make the final trek to Cuzco, the fabled capital city of the ancient Incan empire. Once we get there, we'll have a few days to get acclimated and learn our way around, then our bff Rebecca will come to meet us there July 1st!
Sidenote: We tried mailing post cards for the first time today. We discovered a small post office by the local Wong (Peruvian version of Wal-Mart ). In this office, there was barely enough room for the desk, the two ladies behind it, and the both of us. We also used their entire stamp inventory on 4 postcards and were told to come back tomorrow, when they have more stamps. For those of you expecting postcards, just be patient, they'll find their way to you in a couple weeks, with a bit of luck.
Ok that's all for now, Chao!
Well we've been in Lima for a total of two weeks now, and it is safe to say that we are both sick of it (or sick in it in Simon's case). Don't get me wrong, we both very much appreciate having a good family to live with, and the city has its interests, but it is any wonder that the boys wish to flee their city surroundings and find adventures in the mountains? So far, we've hit just about everything on our check list:
-We've reconnected with Simon's god family
-Gone out clubbing a couple of time
-Met some cool people
-Improved our spanish
-Cooked our meals every day
-Gone climbing indoors, and discovered some climbing outdoors
-Gone to the beach
-Gotten to know the city better
Now only have a few more things we really wish to do here before we head out
-Go to the fish market (to make sushi!)
-Finish my classwork
-Go to Lima's city center (possibly)
-Find more climbing (possibly)
-Go see our friend, Csaba Rojas, play in his baseball game (This Sunday)
After doing these things, we plan on making our way South to Cuzco. The direct bus ride takes a total of 22 hours, if you're lucky. We both think this sounds a bit hellish, so we will try to split up the journey a bit and take our time. So the first day we may travel to Pisco, a coastal city in the South, and stay there for the night. From there, we will head into the mountains to Ayacucho, a nice city we could stay at for one-two day(s). Then from there, we make the final trek to Cuzco, the fabled capital city of the ancient Incan empire. Once we get there, we'll have a few days to get acclimated and learn our way around, then our bff Rebecca will come to meet us there July 1st!
Sidenote: We tried mailing post cards for the first time today. We discovered a small post office by the local Wong (Peruvian version of Wal-Mart ). In this office, there was barely enough room for the desk, the two ladies behind it, and the both of us. We also used their entire stamp inventory on 4 postcards and were told to come back tomorrow, when they have more stamps. For those of you expecting postcards, just be patient, they'll find their way to you in a couple weeks, with a bit of luck.
Ok that's all for now, Chao!
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