Cockpits and More…
This is my first blog entry and so I have a bit to contribute.
I truly believe that this trip was meant to be. In the past few weeks, everything somehow came together: I sold my junky car, found someone to take over my cell phone contract and even gave away my MCAT books on the very last day (thanks Melina!)
We are now in Lima, Peru and I´ve suddenly realized that this trip is for real! It took about 24 hours to get here: Calgary-Vancouver-Dallas-Miami and finally Lima. It was on the Dallas to Miami flight that we sat beside Mr. Van Murphy. This man is not only a pilot, he is a volunteer sheriff, writes a blog for the Panthers, paints, designs shoes and is an air marshal (I sat on a plane beside a guy with a gun!) After the flight, he took us into the cockpit where we could play with all the controls...
In the American Airlines Cockpit
So far Lima has been lovely. The hostel is located in an upscale neighborhood called Miraflores. I managed to get my Brazilian passport in a fraction of the time and price of that in Canada. We strolled down the beach and spent the day recouperating.