First impressions....

• Public transit is confusing! Best to be very assertive.
• Everything is pretty clean (but there is quite a lot of pollution, mostly due to cars).
• Ads on TV look like ads on Canadian TV, with different people and language, but you always know what they're selling.
• Food is good and FRESH. Not too different and not too pricey.
• Spanish is easy enough to understand, but I need to work on mine (mostly verb conjugation and vocabulary).
• All WUSC Peru staff are super helpful and friendly (I can even speak to some of them in French!).

WUSC Lima staff with INDEV volunteers at lunch on September 9th, 2011. From left to right: Julio, Peter, Juany, Sheila, Justina, Michel's wife, Deua, Michel, Andrea, Michel's wife's co-worker (partially hidden), and Isabel.

• Everyone, everywhere has to watch their stuff. Not just us.
• A bit chilly but comfortable.
• I think I packed right (not too much or too little). We'll see.
• Internet is okay (a bit slow at times but OK) so far.
• Traffic is CRAZY. Each time you cross the street you should be happy you made it to the other side safely.
• And best of all: it is illegal to smoke inside restaurants and public places (bars? not sure, still haven't been to one, but I should find out soon enough). YAY :)

Four Canadians in the back of a taxi.