BrucePeru

I arrived in Trujillo today from Lima after a 10 hour bus ride. The bus was swanky, and they played some dubbed movies. The scenery was spectacularly desolate though. The sky was gray, the ocean was gray, there were gray rocks and cliffs, and for some stretches there wasn't a single plant in sight. I'm glad The Notebook was playing to keep my spirits up.

I really enjoyed Lima, especially the club Sargento Pimienta (Sgt. Pepper) that played so much loud rock that my ears are still ringing. None of the Limans knew any of the songs, but there was good enthusiasm all around.

The Bruce setup seems good, and the people are all nice, as far as I can tell. They didn't try to steal our kidneys, so that's a big plus. We start teaching tomorrow.

Correction

I've made it to Peru and to my hostel in Lima. It was a long 23 hours. El Salvador seems to mostly be made up of Duty Free shops. On nice thing about traveling during the world cup is that there is always something to watch. Another nice thing is that if you don't understand the language well, you can catch games on replay and be still surprised by the result. I was the only one in the airport excited for the possibility of a late New Zealand goal, which would have happened two hours earlier.

I'd also like to publicly apologize to Brian Swendseid for dropping that first, silent "d" in his name. As a frequent victim of name-misspelling, there was no excuse for my negligence.

Introduction

On Wednesday I am leaving for Lima via San Francisco and San Salvador. I have never visited any of these places. The excitement of impending new experiences has been tempered by the fact that for the first 36 hours, these new experiences will take place in airports. I'm still fairly excited, though.

I'm writing a blog because it's easier than emailing everyone who has asked for updates, and also because I have no secrets from anyone who might read this. Or, I have the same secrets I want to keep from everyone who might read this. I have a limited stock of secrets! I can't make one for each of you!

I am very self-satisfied about the title. It's a statement (Brian's In Peru), it sounds like a special episode of a buddy cop series (Brians...in Peru!), and the web address is positively scandalous, if a little confusing (BrianSinPeru).