things are getting better. im getting more used to the food and lima is full of it. this has got to be the gastronmical capital of south america. peruvians eat ceviche for lunch and they mean business. for those that dont know, its raw fish and seafood tossed with onions, vinegar, peppers, lime juice, you get the point. very good but a little cautious i am considering this country doesnt have the same health codes as my country. i feel fine though! [View Full Entry]

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so i left portland very early in the morning, flew to dallas, waited. flew to miami, waited. got on the plane, waited. after two hours of sitting on the tarmac, they told us the plane was borken and we had to swithch. so finally, 26 hours after leaving portland, or, i touched down in lima , peru. the city is huge and im staying in a very nice place. the class division here is extreme. there are well off, and not so well off. no in between. people have been very nice, but as usual, im keeping my eyes open. im [View Full Entry]

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This is it! this is the beginning of my travel journal, for my time in south america. i guess they are calling them "blogs" now, i must admit, i have kept online journals before, and sent the entries out in bulk emails, but now we have these wonderful things called blogs, and they are all set up with everything we need to get our stories and pictures to you! i know i was a pioneer when i did bulk mailings of my travels before, but people took the idea and ran with it! so i hope this works out to be [View Full Entry]

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