Living the Low Life in Lima

Wow what an ordeal in Lima! I lost my bank card within 20 minutes of being in South America. Yep, right in the damn airport inside an ATM. I got the cash (Peruvian Soles) and the receipt but somehow overlooked retrieving my most valuable posession: my bank card. The ATMs are a bit different here and you have to hit a button to eject the card. I´d like to blame it on the fact that it was like 1:00 am and I had just gotten off of a long plane ride, but I think maybe I´m just retarded.
So needless to say after a couple days when it was time to get some more cash I was shocked to see an empty slot in my wallet my bank card should have been. I am also carrying a Visa card but it isn´t set up with a PIN so I can´t take cash out on it in the ATMs. I had 10 dong days of being broke-ass until I learned that I could go to a bank with my Visa and passport and get a cash advance on my credit card. Haha so I guess I kinda wasted a couple weeks scrounging to survive in Lima. At least I met some good friends at the hostel and still had some good times. I have new friends from Brazil and Argentina that I will definately be stopping in on when I visit their countries.
Now here´s the deal if you ever plan on visiting South America. GET SPANISH LESSONS FIRST!!! Take a freakin class or something. Beyond hand gestures and a few words I´m totally screwed! I mean I can ask and answer the most basic of questions. But the language is so fast that I´m always asking people to speak more slowly and even then I usually don´t understand. Hmmm I guess for being in Lima so long I sure don´t have many pictures. Oh well I need some breakfast so I´ll just put a few up quickly.

Next blog: food, friends, Huanchaco, and fun

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