This morning I woke up at 7AM at the hotel in Lima and had a continental breakfast at the hotel. The hotel is a mostly-original 1920s converted home and it was a nice unique place to spend the night and morning.
At 10AM I left the hotel and started walking around Barranco. I had a Shakshuka breakfast at a bakery restaurant and then joined an 11am walking tour around Barranco. The guide did a great job of showing us graffiti art and some interesting shops/museums. At around 1pm the tour ended and I walked to el portico and bought some souvenirs in order to make a care package for Michelle. Then I walked back to the hotel and had a trout/lentil/rice lunch special for 10 soles, which seemed like a ridiculously low price but I guess you get what you pay for.
Right after, I walked over to Veggie Pizza and had a personal vegan pizza and then started a 16 hour intermittent fast. From Baranco, I walked to Miraflores and spent a few hours and spent a few hours working at a Starbucks. At about 7am, I walked back to Baranco and took an Uber to the airport.
Things I learned from this trip:
- I connect very well with people, especially when I’m being myself and authentic
- Always maintain a positive perspective and do what feels good and right (plant consciousness training)
- Language learning can be a great way to work out your brain and also connect with local people
- Living in cities has taken us away (physically, emotionally, and mentally) from nature and has made it easy for us to make decisions without considering the consequences to nature. This concept carries on to other areas in my life. The further away I am from something I’m making a decision about, the less sensitive and considerate I’ll be of it
- At their ideal selves, people are optimistic, happy, loving, accepting and kind (like so many people I met on this trip). If somebody is not, have compassion towards them for what they’re going through
Photos from today can be accessed via the following link:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LDlDimNXVWHqKrC26k68EAiKUKrOc568