Limbo in Lima (Lima, Peru)
Well, here I go again, in this phase of limbo that I dislike. Once again I feel like I should be doing something else, like I should be settling down. While backpacking, many people have a constant friend to go around with, or if not, they have a constant agenda to follow. They have purpose in other words.
Myself? I am kind of just drifting along, wondering what I will do next, who I will hang out with next, who I will actually take the time to get to know. As I said the other day, I have made some local friends that live here in Lima, and as well I have some friends here that I know from traveling. My friend Steph and I hung out last night, it was great to see her again. The problem is, she is staying at a different hostel than myself, but we will hang again tonight and then she is off to her next destination in a couple of days. And for my local peeps, they all have their lives here... jobs, school, friends, family, etc. For them, to hang out with little old me once or twice a week is normal. For me, I am such a right here, right now, live in the moment kind of intense guy, so I am always ready to go, ready for some action, some adventure, or even just ready to go for a simple coffee and shoot the shit.
So, where does this leave me? Take some classes in Lima, nope. Tried that, it failed and the others are way over my budget. Move on? Perhaps, but I am expected to meet up with Leticia in 10 days here. I could leave and come back, but go where? Some other tourist town and look at some churches and take pictures of colonial buildings? No thanks. Go home to Canada? Nope, my friends from Canada are meeting up with me in Colombia in July. (Which I am very excited about by the way!!) Find some volunteer work? Perhaps, but... but what?
It is interesting because I want to find something stable, but I dont really want to lose my free time either, but its the extended periods of free time that haunts me! I often say don“t get stuck in the waiting place, how do I know when I am stuck in it?
2 Comments:
Sleep through it and you will know by tomorrow.
Meantime, check out my blog instead :)
Miss you tho.
have you thought of heading for the mountains. maybe base yourself in a small town and go for a few day hikes or a long one. i hear the andes r kinda nice... just an idea... what do ya think?
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