Thursday, August 26, 2010

The Best Moments of Lima So Far


In no apparent order!

- "Ah! You are Middle Eastern, not Latin American, right? That's why you look like one of the Taliban." --Health Fair worker, Ventanilla.
- The giant flower from Marieke on my birthday.
- 8 sun salutations in a row at yoga with Karen-- "Perro mirandose abajo!"
- Churro + thick, rich Spanish hot chocolate at Cafe Manolo's on a Sunday morning.
- Stumbling onto the secret staircase to the roof at Bar Ayahuasca (above) with Tripper.
- Salsa Dancing up in the Lima hills with Joao and his awesome family.
- The hot chocolate at Cafe La Maquina (with just a touch of pisco).
- "Aromatic pisco" from Emily, with Matt and Josh and Karen. Tastes like fire, and no amount of lime and sugar can fight it.
- The all-out raucousness of Help! (Thanks, Luis) complete with a big old fashioned Peruvian mosh pit.
- "You guys eat like poor children."-- Franco
- The scarf conversation with our boss, Bob...actually any conversation with Bob.
- One extremely strong maracuya sour with Marieke and Coco at lunch at La Caplina.
- Helping out at a delivery in the shantytown of Puente Piedra. When I knocked on the door to that area, they just said "Come on in! We got a woman who's about to start pushing, so join us!" Sterile field? not so much.
- Maybe the best part is just life in Lima. It's not the greatest place to visit, but it's an extremely comfortable place to live your life.

1 comment:

  1. This was so funny daniel!!!
    But u are right u guys eat like poor kids, i know i eat fast, but when i took karen and u to tanta, OMG u were done by the time i was starting, hehehe, gotta love gaston acurio though!!!

    Love the end note, I might add.....place to live your life with.
    It´s not just the place or sights, it´s how do u experience it with..and that goes just for urself, friends or the surrounding environment..

    Great posting dude!! love ya..

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