Lima, Pt. 2.

So, Arrival in Lima was right off the bat a refreshing change from America, just from the airport alone.  Being that Peru generally doesn't meddle in world affairs, terrorism isn't much a concern there.  They are more worried about bringing fruit into the country.  They took a quick look at my luggage, backpack around my shoulder the entire time.  I walked out to a massive crowd of people looking for others.  I was pretty tired and overwhelmed by all the people there, I assumed I would see someone with a sign waiting for me, but nothing.  I wandered around about ten minutes, then made another pass from the front gates through the crowd again.  I see my name!  The owner of the hostel came herself to greet me with the cab driver.  I paid a bit extra for this door to door service, but I figured it was safer than some dude trying to overcharge me to drop me off at his friends place rather than where I wanted to go.
When we got to the place, she immediately wanted to make sure I was completely comfortable.  Did I want any food, water, coffee, whatever.  She asked me about my trip and just chatted a bit giving me some visiting ideas and such.  There was no rush to the money until I started becoming visibly tired, I may have even requested it being so tired by this point.  I paid for my room and went to bed.
After three days of travel, I slept a bit over ten hours.  I had been through a lot this past year, and here was a new beginning in every way.  I had left my horrible lying, cheating, alcoholic, pedophile wife went through the most slanderous divorce I have ever even heard of as she tried desperately to stick to her theft and greed, decided she needed to destroy my character with thoughts about herself.  But all that was past now, I was on a vacation of sorts, and didn't need to dwell on anything or answer to nobody anywhere.  I kinda felt like Forrest Gump, I just started running.  Well, here I am and time to walk around.  I have been to Vegas alone, Sacramento, regular places and wandered around town, but ths was my first time in a foreign country alone.  You would think I would be a bit scared.  Nope, not in the slightest.  This was incredibly liberating.  In fact, I would recommend to anyone going through a rough time, a weekend in Vegas or Catalina Island is nice, but if you really wanna blow off steam, go visit a random country.  There is something incredibly liberating abut being in a random place like this and just doing whatever the hell you want for a couple days.  You want a beer?  Go to the place you want.  You check out a museum and decide you don't like it?  You leave.  Nothing is a negotiation you will probably lose anyways.
The arts in Lima are impressive.  I would like to make another trip for a couple more days I can stop at Nasca along the way and see these giant lines everyone has been talking about.  I have been in Peru for a day and already find myself making more plans just from within the country than I can probably accomplish in a couple years, but we shall see.
Peru is a great place, filled with great people so far, A stark contrast to always angry Americans who feel they have to fake it in society by being extra polite.  No, things are a bit less polite, but definitely more genuine here.  I will take genuine any day.  I have been in Lima for a day and I already never want to go.