So, I’m in Peru.  So far I´ve settled in quite well.  Mostly I think becuase of how warm and welcoming everyone has been.  The family I am staying with is very nice as are the three other people staying with them.  Strange how it seems that anywhere, no matter how exotic, simply becomes home once the basic needs as shelter and friendship are covered.  I suppose if I had brought a hat, I would hang it here for the time being.  Although I may freak out if I don´t figure out how to get a decent cup of coffee around here but I´m working on that.  Don´t they grow a whole bunch around here somewhere…?

Anyway the story goes like this: I flew in to Lima and was greated by Harold, the son of Ana, the owner of Casa Ana.  Turns out Harold studies computer science and speaks great English.  I felt right at home and fell right to sleep as it was about 1:30AM by the time I was situated.  The next day, or technically later that same day, I would hop a bus for the eight hour ride to Trujillo.

The next morning I started early to maximize my 9 hours in Lima before the bus ride.  Aside from eating a few random things, some potato and egg concoction from a lady on the street, a lomo empenada, and a churro filled with carmel (!!).  I mostly wandered around aimlessly.  I’m not sure why but I wasn’t in the mood to see all the touristy things.  Maybe because I didn’t come here for that but the churches and museums just weren’t doing for me.  That said, I did manage to find the Catacombs under the San Fransisco Monestary that my friend told me about.  I attached myself to a group and got the tour, the hightlight of which is the catacombs where there were lots and lots of human bones.  I mean lots, like 25 thousand people were buried here.  I think someone in my group said it best when they said “this would be a great place for a halloween party”.  I’ll just say its wierd to see human skulls.