...well, Lima is not like Antigua. It´s kinda dirty, but it´s got a cool ´lived in´ feel, which gets lost in Antigua´s bohemian ¨aora¨ (i have no idea how to spell that...) I got in this afternoon and navigated my way to one of the bus stations. All the bus companies have their own terminals and they don´t have schedules at the airport or anything convenient like that - Speaking spanish definetely came in handy today. After spending the day here, I´m wondering how I traveled around so many other countries without speaking the language. Definitely no english around these parts. It´s fun to be able to speak to the locals and somehow sketchy men don´t seem as sketchy once they see that you can speak their language. but and i´m definetely ready to ramp up my conversation skills. I´m sure I sound like a real @-hole most of the time. It took me a while to realize that instead of saying ´can i pay you now?´ I had been saying ´can i poke you now´. people figured it out, but still...those are the kind of mistakes that, since i´m traveling alone, i´d rather not continue making.
Tonight I´ll be snoozing on a night bus. Hopefully they´ll play a jean claude van dam movie...if Peru´s anything like Guatemala, my chances are pretty good they will. More from Ayacucho later this week. Hasta luego.
About Me
- Amanda
- Amanda has an M.A. in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University where she studied development economics and poverty reduction strategies. For more on her professional background, visit the AC official site. www.theandeancollection.com Amanda is continuously impressed by the power of the blogosphere and is not quite sure she really grasps the enormity of this world. In the morning she needs one cup of coffee (which is sometimes difficult in Ecuador) and NPR and/or the NY Times to start off the day correctly. When she is not traveling, you can find Amanda in Manhattan’s East Village or waiting for the F train to Brooklyn. Her work is inspired by her passion for development studies and the belief that there has to be a better way. Bigger is not always better, and sometimes just getting up and taking action is more effective than years of debate and theory. She tends to agree with Economists Dani Rodrik and Bill Easterly, and thinks Jeff Sachs doesn’t really understand how the world on the ground works. Amanda also loves thrift stores and recycled jewelry.
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