After leaving the community in the Northern Highlands of Ecuador, I headed South back to Riobamba for another visit, with my soul sista, Sofia. First things first...chileneos! LINDA, recuerda chileneos chica! hoy ve. me encanta...
Sofia and I stayed the night with an indigenous community at 4500 meters in Chimborazo, and when we awoke in the morning we were greeted by 2 horses...We travelled 4 hours to a beautiful mountain town, famous for its cheese and chocolate. Salute Salinas. I wish I bought more chocolate...ooofta. The moment I got on my horse it galloped away, leaping over everything in its path...hay! What a rush. Gracias ¨thumb¨, thanks to you I am now a true goucha...
After our adventures in the Highlands, we continued South to Cuenca. Que Lindo! I wish I could have stayed longer in Cuenca. It is in this place that I was charmed by a 10 year old boy who speaks in French poems, is learning German, and dreams of being the President AND a professional futbol player for Argentina...
Friends. Always hold true to your dreams and never let anyone tell you that dreams are anything less than realities yet to come to fruition. ¨Forsake inhibitions...pursue thy dreams...¨
From Cuenca we travelled once more by bus, to Guayaquil. I was happy to be able to stay with Kahyda and spend one last night with Sofia. Palabra hermana, palabra. Y estoy esperandote suerte y disfruta en Nepal. Voy a verte en Agosta en Berkeley!
I am writing to you from Lima, Peru. It feels so strange to have left Ecuador and it is fascinating how things change. The geography, the people, the currency, the politics, haaay...que cambio! I was told so many terrible things about Lima and most travel sources only confirmed these ideas. Apparently Lima is a shady, giant, overpopulated, dirty, ugly place. Mentirosos. It is important for us as brothers and sisters to listen intently to one another...but we cannot allow others to instill preconception within our minds. Learn for yourself what is.
I am staying in Baranco, one of 36 (mas o menos) neighborhoods of Lima with a few friends. It is true that Lima is somewhat chaotic, but it has a beautilful Malecon overlooking the ocean, delicious foods, genuine people, and loads of fun to be had. Last night I went to a couchsurfing party where over a hundred travellers and locals gathered to share the night. Que BUUUENO.
The morning woke me tan tempranillo, so I showered and left to explore and find a place with good coffee. I don´t care where I am in the world...it is always possible to grow a bit more content, feel a little warmer inside, smile brighter...con cafe. haha. Yea, I´m a coffee addict, and its coooool...
I think I will stay in Lima a while longer as I have soooo much to learn. Yesterday I walked around all day with a friend, Mauricio, who has lived in Lima his whole life and is full of such interesting information. Everywhere we went, he was spilling out facts of Peruvian history, of class structures, Andean geography...and so far Mauricio has said the most threatening comment I have received in all of my journey. I simply asked him when he thought Peru would manage to win a futbol match against Ecuador (its been over 35 years!). Mauricio is an avid futbol player and fan! And what a response...Apparently I was about to be placed in the garbage if I wasn´t careful...but I´n not scerrrred. jaja. What a funny thing, futbol pride. AND you better believe I continued to flash my EDUADOR bracelet and exclaim in my thickest accent,
¨ECUUUADORRR!¨
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