Hello friends!
I arrived safely in Lim last night around 11pm. All my flights were on time and went smoothly. I flew from Mpls to Atlanta, then Atlanta to Lima. On the flight to Lima, I sat next to a guy currently going to school at Northeastern in Boston. He was very talkative, which made the flight go quickly. He was born in Lima, but moved to the states when he was 7, so he does not get to visit very often. Upon arrival, we headed to immigration which took FOREVER. We are talking 1 1/2 hours of standing in line. I stayed with my new buddy and met some new people as well.
The guy infront of us was a senior in high school. Get ready ladies for a super cute story:...when he was in 4th grade he told a girl from his school that they would go to high school prom together. With her dads work, she ended up moving all over the globe, currently in Peru. So this guy kept his promise, and flew by himself from Michigan to Lima to go to this girls high school prom. Awww!
After immigration I found my hiking backpack and was ready for the next adventure: the taxi ride to the hotel. I had prebooked a taxi from the hotel so there was a guy with my name written on a board waiting to give me a ride from the airport. However, there were tons of other offers of rides until I finally found my trusted guide. I kid you not, one out of every three cars on the road is a taxi. They stop anywhere...even in the middle of a street to pick up passengers. I have had several mini heart attacks as Ive ridden in other taxis here, but so far have survived accident free! I arrived to the hotel where the two other Drake students were already staying.
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