Dear Blog, Our first week in Lima was marvelous. The region that we live in, Miraflores ("look at flowers"), is one of the safest, most affluent areas so we didn't have much of a culture shock. In fact we are living like kings. Eating all of the local cuisines, enjoying the exchange rate. We even bought bicycles that we ride to and from Clinica Anglo Americana with, and grocery shopping etc. Normally we get quite a lot of attention because we look so different, but when we are on our bikes we stand out so much. We are the only people getting around with helmets so we look like the biggest tourists. Also Shannan insists on wearing hers constantly when we have the bikes, even into shops, I refuse to be seen with her. Well here
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