back in a land where i can communicate!

no, i'm not back in the states yet. i'm back in peru, in lima, and i can finally communicate with people again, and in spanish, no less! i had such a complex in argentina about my spanish. it got better, but it's nothing like here. my first two days here i had probably three conversations with people in spanish during which they mentioned how well i spoke or how clear my pronunciation was, which NEVER happened in buenos aires. it's good to be back in peru!

mostly. i'm also back in a place where i am a true novelty and definitely a tourist (as opposed to just most likely), so strangers are staring again. they stared in ba, too, but not quite as much as here in lima. and here random people keep trying to befriend me, which i've learned is not always as innocent as it seems. (yes, there's a story there. let's just say it started when i met a cute boy and ended with me losing my camera, sunglasses and a little bit of cash. i am a little embarrassed that i got taken in by him but, like i said, he was cute and he was pretty damn smooth. i thought i kept my guard up pretty well and didn't even consciously realize that i was trusting him until it was too late. learned that lesson!)

so no more talking to strangers here, which hopefully won't be too hard, since i'm heading back to san francisco tomorrow evening. i'm actually pretty excited to go home, but we'll see how long that lasts. for those of you whom i'll see soon, i can't wait! for the rest of you (if you're still out there), i do plan to continue this blog, since there are lots of things i never shared and photos i never posted. so more later!