En Route to Lima

Watch out! After months of anticipating the day that I travel to Lima, nothing can stand in my way.

As I wait in Atlanta for my connecting flight, I reflect on what I have already accomplished on my journey. I have never traveled solo, so depending on myself for getting where I need to be has been a tad overwhelming; and, I triumph over the small obstacles I've tackled so far. I had to rearrange my luggage after one of my bags weighed 9 pounds over the limit, navigate my way through the massive airport in Atlanta, and speak with a Delta employee who mistakenly told me I needed a Visa to go to Peru. I celebrate the small victories!

Expressing how excited I am to be at my new home in San Borja is impossible! Earlier this week, I received an email from Carmela. She told me how excited she is to welcome me to her home and how she will try to make my stay in Lima nice. I already love this family. Assuming all goes well, I will arrive to my final destination by 2 a.m.

Hasta luego!

19 Days to Go...

I’ve been obsessively checking my email every day for the past two weeks; and, today, I received the email I’ve been anticipating: my housing information in Lima! Reading about where I’ll be living for five months is when reality hit me. This is really happening. Until now, my studying abroad experience has been in the distant future, months and weeks away. Now, all the details are coming together. I know where I’m living, I know who else is going on the trip, and, I’ve started to pack my bags. Now, it’s 19 days to go!

I’m living in the San Borja district of Lima with Carmela, her family, a dog named Pepo, and two other American students Tyra and Jenna.  

 

Also, you can send me snail mail! I promise I will send you something wonderful in return. Here’s my mailing address:

Mary Olivia Roberts

Calle Inca Ripac 297

3 piso, A303

Jesús María

Lima 11, Perú