Meredith got back from her 12-day trip to Venezuela, and half of the things in her suitcase (which cover the table in this picture) were purchased or received as gifts in Venezuela. This includes such things as a flashlight, a pencil sharpener, coffee, keychains, chocolate and earrings. My morning started off well, with almost no traffic on the bus to class. I had lunch at home with Sonia and Elsa, and took a nap, chatted with visitors, read a book, etc. This day marks the second half of my trip to Peru -- I can't believe it went by so quickly. The rest of my time here is broken up by some traveling around Peru, such as to the beach at the end of this week and to the mountains in the beginning of May. The theme of today was patience, though, as I'm learning how the Peruvians place a major emphasis on relationship over punctuality. Elsa is the champion of chatting and chatting and chatting with people, and she also seems to have good intentions in being punctual, but never really follows through. I was frustrated with the Internet today (I had to reset it twice for no reason -- I was getting very impatient), and then we were supposed to leave for the airport at 8 p.m. At 8:07 I closed down my laptop and gathered my things and walked toward the door when I heard Elsa turn on the shower. We didn't leave till 8:30, and then we walked to the wrong bus stop, and she didn't think about it till after we got there -- we didn't get onto a bus until 8:50. But then we ended up only waiting at the airport 10 minutes before Meredith walked out, so it turned out Elsa's timing was actually right on. This culture blows my mind sometimes.
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