Lima Round 2

Its so amazing to me how much things have changed in such a short amount of time. When I first arrived to Lima 6 weeks ago I was immediately struck by the culture, how different it was, how different it was from everything that I was used to. When I arrived back in Lima the seond time I was again confronted with how drastically different the culture was. This time, however, I was relieved to be back in a city that resembled the Western culture in which I find a comfortable familiarity. The McDonald's golden arch literally looked like it had lights shining down on it from Heaven. I don't even like McDonald's. I don't even like Pizza Hut. I usually can resist the temptation of Dunkin Donuts. But not these past couple of days. I have found relief in the food that makes America obese. The ironic part is that once I get back I probably won't even eat this stuff. The days are still moving at a snail's pace ya'll, but I'm okay. I'm still exhausted physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. But I'm okay. I keep dreaming that I'm home and once I get so far into the dream I think to myself, "this is probably just a dream." So I squeeze my eyes tight really hard in order to wake myself up. Then I wake up and realize I still am in Peru. This realization does not bring about the same desperate feeling that it did in weeks past, I know that I'm in Lima now...only one step away from Richmond Int'l Airport. Instead now this realization just brings about reminds me of my endurance of a mental exhaustion. I just gotta hold on a couple more days...