What I'll Miss in Lima (and what I won't)

These two lists serve a couple different purposes: One, to tell you all about the good and bad things in Lima.  Two, to keep the raw, small details of Lima in my mind (or at least on this blog) forever.  Finally, three, to give anyone reading this tidbits of information about Peru.

I will miss:
1. 50 cent bus rides for two hours
2. Apple empanadas sold on the street
3. Pisco Sour
4. Fresh Ceviche
5. Maracuya Juice
6. Hamburgers and fries from Montagu Hamburgesas, Chaclacayo
7. Waking up to the sound of the kids getting ready in the morning
8. South American coffee
9. EVERY. SINGLE. CHILD.
10. Peruvian street art
11. Street food
12. Chicharron de pescado
13. The smell of bakeries while driving through the streets of Lima
14. People yelling "Taxi Lady?!" at me, like thats going to make me get in their vehicle


What I will not miss:
1.

Somehow as I look back on my trip to Peru and as I near the end of this adventure, all of the things I thought that I would hate are actually the things that make this beautiful country pure.  From the crazy drivers to the dirt cheap food, I have found a way to love everything that this city contains.  During my sticky, overheated bus rides into Lima center, I could find thousands of things that I hated but now that I no longer get to live in Lima I find that I'm going to miss all the little inconveniences that I once despised.  I have learned that I can come to appreciate anything about the world no matter how annoying it is at the moment that I experience it.  When you look at all experiences this way, I think it makes living a lot more enjoyable.

- Nicole