Lima at last! The plane from Houston to Lima was a 7 hour long nightmare. Small seats and lots of people all moving around. Luckily I planned ahead and had a taxi driver waiting on me at the airport holding a sign with my name on it.

Last night I went to bed as soon as I arrivedat 1AM. That was a bad idea. My roomate snored all night long and I had a thin blanket in freezing conditions and a pillow that looked like a thick pillowcase. Total sleep since Atlanta = 2 hours.

Ate breakfast this morning with an Australian girl who gave me some great info on what to buy, pack, and do while traveling. I'll get the hang of it yet. The biggest question I've asked everyone and gotten no answer to is "what do you do during the daytime?" To which I haven't received any real answers. Examples: 1. "Umm, just kinda chill. Plan your next move." 2. "You walk around and see what's going on. Like yesterday I walked around the entire city for 10 hours and took pictures."

So after breakfast I took off with my water bottle and a camera. After an hour of walking I saw the beach on the west coast of Lima and had a great photo op. I quickly grabbed a local and asked him with wild arms flailing if he would do the honors. After a few minutes of unsuccessful picture attempts, I realized my batteries were dead. So I turned around and hiked another mile back towards town uphill, then got smart and got a taxi ride for $1.50.

Good news. Bought a fleece jacket for $7.75, 2 new shirts for $6, and some other doodads. I'm such an American! But tonight should be interesting b/c there's about 35 people here ready to party. Seems like the game plan is sleep till 3PM, smoke cigarettes all day while surfing the net, then party till 5AM. I don't know if that's going to work for me but hey, when in Rome!