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I spent the first night in Lima with Lydia´s family - she works for Kuyay Sonqo, the org I´m volunteering with. Her husband, Juan, introduced me to Sour Pisco. Pisco is a Peruvian alcohol which is kind of like a harsh vodka. Sour Pisco is it´s most common cocktail form. He works for the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture, so he was happy to show me his avacado tree, peach tree and grape vine in their courtyard before he played Risk on the computer. I spent most of the night chatting with the yankees about the differences between Canadians and Americans.

I woke up late this morning a quick breakfast before catching my 8 hr bus to Huancayo. The further from Lima´s centre we got the more poverty you see. The dogs in the streets are only out numbered by the garbage. And the tiny one-room houses cluttered the entire country side and up mountain slopes. As we rose in altitude the shacks were slowly replaced with red mountains that are too steep to build on.

I sat by an American on the bus from Illinois who knows where Edmonton is. He told me as much as he could about Huancayo, including to be careful. Unfortunately, that advice didn´t stop my wallet from getting stolen. Ah well. This is lesson 1, which is don´t keep your wallet in your pocket and only take your credit card or money with you if you are going to use it. ...so right now I have some mixed feelings. The money situation stinks, but I´m finally here. It´s good to be here. And I have my own room! Plus, Cecilia and her husband Gerj are incredibly nice. Gerj reminds me of Tony Lau.

Peace out,
Ryan

written by

ryanmyers on January 13, 2009 from Huancayo, Peru

from the travel blog: Ryan's First Sabbatical

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