And then there was Lima.....

It was off to Lima, Peru, on August 31st to begin the 3 month start to my year-long break from school.  

At first glance from behind the window of a taxi-cab, Lima, Peru seems intimidating. It's a gigantic city with wide roads teeming with traffic and people. For the first 4 days in the city, my mother and I stayed in a very nice hotel by the ocean and explored the areas around it. What I came to realize is that you should try to limit the districts you walk around in in Lima, and stick to that. If you attempt to navigate the 40+ districts in Lima.... well, I wish you good luck. There are some really cute restaurants and cafes in the district Barranco, while the district Miraflores offers a nice shopping street called Avenida Larco and a shopping mall called Larcomar.

Fun Fact: There's a park in Miraflores called Parque Kennedy, and is home to over 50 different abandoned cats. A private organization made up of neighbors from the district take care of these cats; they feed them every day as well as vaccinate them. :) awww