In many ways, moving to Lima for the summer hasn't been all that different from moving to Atlanta a year ago. Sure, I won't be here nearly as long as I've already been in Atlanta, but a few similarities come to mind.... First, both cities have streets that wind and end and start and stop and change names. Or have the same name. (Does "Peachtree" ring a bell to anyone?) Second, as bad of a reputation as Atlanta drivers have, I can assure you that Lima drivers have a worse one. As I ride to/from work each day, I wonder how anyone really gets anywhere when the drivers spend half of the time in a standstill, honking and yelling angrily at one another. I haven't learned the Peruvian word for "road rage" yet, but I'm sure
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