final words on peru...

so peru was a great time...a lot of you have been asking me how the trip was, but it's hard to describe. we packed a lot into one week, so it wasn't really much of a vacation in the sense that we didn't rest that much (dude, we were waking up earlier than i do for school or work), but i had tons of fun. some things i want to remember:

- how much fun it is to travel with friends, especially with two wild and crazy gals like eunice and susan...don't seem to get to do that enough...

- eunice tripping over things - at least once every single day of our vacation. seriously, without fail...

- the drivers that came to pick us up from the airport butchered our names...making it a little tricky when you're looking at 15+ signs trying to find your driver. i was evelin king, and eunice was eunite cho...which became our nickname for her for the rest of the trip.

- we had one of our tour guides two days in a row for different tours. he liked to joke around, and his favorite phrases were, "this is a kodak moment," or "digital moment." (you have to imagine him saying it with a peruvian accent to get the fun). anyhoo, i felt a little bad for him 'cuz the second day i think he felt like he couldn't use his usual jokes 'cuz we had heard them the day before...i think he was our favorite tour guide.

- our machupicchu tour guide we didn't like as much, but he was definitely memorable. his catch phrases were, "really my friends, " (sounded like "my fronds") "mis queridos amigos," and "pay attention" (we always felt like he was directing this to us 'cuz we were the only three that weren't paying attention to his long monologues). the best was susan imitating him, sometimes without even meaning to.

- our jumping pics of course...and our tour guide joining in on the fun on the last day. i am now resolved to mastering the art of the jumping picture...susan's choreography and execution have inspired me...like witnessing a master at work. who am i kidding...there's no way i could achieve her level of artistry.

- on the flight from juliaca back to lima, they were playing this canadian show similar to candid camera inflight...there were a few pranks that had susan and me rolling in our seats (i was crying...eunice was embarassed by us...people were definitely staring at us on the plane). the one that really got us going was a sketch involving these two manly police officers...with long hair. they would pull people over and then do all these charlie's angels moves with their wigs...awesome.

- something about being in the mountains...i understand better now why mountains are associated with spiritual places - the peacefulness, the crisp mountain air, feeling like you're far above the world and all of its troubles...