Friday, July 3, 2009
Drink deeply
Breathe the air
Live in the moment.
Those are the words the loves of my life left me with before I left for Peru, and that´s what I´m going to do here.
It´s 2 am in Lima and I don´t board my next flight to Cuzco until 4:55.
After the eight hour flight from LA to Lima, I believe in fate again. I believe in fate. I believe in God. I believe in good people. Before I left, my mom asked me what my seat number was. My family is superstitious so whenever we go to a casino we always make sure to park in column D for “dollar” or C for “cash”. I was assigned to seat 24L, which I thought was lucky since the 24th is my birthday and my mother´s maiden name is Librea.
Sitting next to me, in seat 24J, was Lourdes. If you talked to me before I left, you know I was scared shitless. Lourdes, an adorable Peruvian lady, told me not to worry. She gave me advice, ordered me tea (because I´m possibly coming down with swine flu :/), helped me find my baggage, walked me through immigration and customs, introduced me to her family, and guided me to my next terminal. It was like i had my mom with me.
Lourdes was also superstitious with numbers and letters. She was happy to be seated in 24J because her grandson’s name began with the letter J, just like me.
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