well, it has been about two months since i last updated this blog, but now's a good of time as any to give you loyal readers (ha) an update on my whereabouts.
currently in lima, peru this week for work. as this is my first time in peru, i don't have much of an idea what to expect. lima is ok - today was the exception, but it seems to be always so grey. no rain, no sun, just grey. it is in the 60s, so considering it is their winter, all is not bad. last night i survived my first seismic activity if you don't count the lancaster experience when i was younger. according to the news, it was 5.8 on the richter scale! i thought i was just having a crazy dream, like falling or something.
so far, the food has been great. i've not been as creative as i'd hoped with the choices (a lot of meals at the hotel), but lots of seafood. fish in a sauce of tomatoes and onions, ceviche, lentils, and sopa criolla (a peruvian soup with potato, cilantro, chiles, and a fried egg on top - which i didn't touch) have been some highlights so far. it sounds like a lot of food for 3 days, but it is not that much. as for the libations, i've been drinking chamomille tea like it's my job. perhaps tomorrow i will cash in my coupon for a free pisco sour.
what strikes me most about peru, or perhaps more accurately lima, is how many american brands set up shop here. like act ii popcorn. i don't know anyone that is an act ii fan in the states, yet here it is popular. or colgate (said with a spanish accent - col-gat-eh). one of the most famous spots in lima is a shopping mall overlooking the pacific, with such stores as starbucks, hooters, etc. and don't even ask how many kfc/pizza hut's i've seen so far.
i'll try to keep this blog updated daily during my two week tour of south america. for now, abrazos.
currently in lima, peru this week for work. as this is my first time in peru, i don't have much of an idea what to expect. lima is ok - today was the exception, but it seems to be always so grey. no rain, no sun, just grey. it is in the 60s, so considering it is their winter, all is not bad. last night i survived my first seismic activity if you don't count the lancaster experience when i was younger. according to the news, it was 5.8 on the richter scale! i thought i was just having a crazy dream, like falling or something.
so far, the food has been great. i've not been as creative as i'd hoped with the choices (a lot of meals at the hotel), but lots of seafood. fish in a sauce of tomatoes and onions, ceviche, lentils, and sopa criolla (a peruvian soup with potato, cilantro, chiles, and a fried egg on top - which i didn't touch) have been some highlights so far. it sounds like a lot of food for 3 days, but it is not that much. as for the libations, i've been drinking chamomille tea like it's my job. perhaps tomorrow i will cash in my coupon for a free pisco sour.
what strikes me most about peru, or perhaps more accurately lima, is how many american brands set up shop here. like act ii popcorn. i don't know anyone that is an act ii fan in the states, yet here it is popular. or colgate (said with a spanish accent - col-gat-eh). one of the most famous spots in lima is a shopping mall overlooking the pacific, with such stores as starbucks, hooters, etc. and don't even ask how many kfc/pizza hut's i've seen so far.
i'll try to keep this blog updated daily during my two week tour of south america. for now, abrazos.
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