Wanna make some money? Bring AIR CONDITIONING to Lima!

Well we committed to an apartment today, and we should finalize things tomorrow and possibly move in tomorrow as well. I have to admit, it is not my favorite becasue it does not have a balcony or AIR CONDITIONING! No one has air conditioning here. The school doesn't, the restaurants don't, the hotels don't, no one! But the place has plenty of room, internet, tv, a full kitchen, washer, and all the plates, dishes, etc. and is a short walk to the school. We will actually have enough room to have guests over for dinner, cards, drinks, etc. So, Fran and I look forward to it anyway.

We walked around yesterday after class and found ourselves looking out over the pacific ocean, full of surfers, from the cliffs just a few blocks from our apartment. It was also sunset, so it was breathtaking. This city has really surprised us. Why don't more people break out of the rut and visit places like this? It would change your whole perspctive on other governments, and people that visit us in the states. I'll just stop there.

They have really good food here! Lots of seafood, good steak, cheap lunches, 14 soles for both of us today, that is about $4 for lunch for two. You can only take $100 per transaction out of the ATM, so that is kind a pain in the ass when you need to pay rent. Oh, well, we are glad to have such a great bank that eats those fees for us, thanks Private Bank.

Fran promises more pics tomorrow!