Camaná: Bender at the Beach
SUMMARY: I go to an Arequipa beach town, Camaná, for rest and relaxation. Instead, I become a drunk idiot and violate women.
Camaná is a small beach town two hours from Arequipa. It’s only sunny at the beach in the middle of summer (January and February in the Southern Hemisphere). So this small beach town is a seasonal hotspot from now until March. Our bus was set to leave at 9am. Damien and I missed it. We took a taxi for, ironically, the same price. And the taxi arrived faster.
Damien and I rolled into the town plaza around 1pm and booked a hostel. We had ceviche at a place named Don Arturo. The ceviche at the beach is, as one would imagine, unequivocally better than that in the city because the fish is fresher. Still drunk from the night before, I started drinking again. … Read more
Sleaze in Arequipa (and God’s Punishment)
SUMMARY: Dennis comes to Arequipa. Another drunken gringo weekend and its aftermath described. Pictures.
Dennis arrived Thursday. I had Rosa line up an English-speaking friend and we went out for some food and a drink. Dennis and I were really tired so we called it an early night. When I got back to the apartment, the entire second floor was underwater – about five inches. My roommate’s dad made a minor repair to the toilet which apparently came undone while we were out. Now the second floor was a lake.
Dennis had the insane, divine luck to have put his suitcase and all his things on top of my bed where they stayed completely dry. We slept on the couches downstairs. Friday, Dennis and I spent all morning sweeping the water out the front door. … Read more
Initial Culture Shocks, Part 2
SUMMARY: Another round of initial culture shocks: Things I don’t like and things I do.
I am in full-blown honeymoon phase for my new life here. There are already things I don’t like, but those are greatly outweighed by how much I do like. So I will start with what I don’t like and finish with what I do to leave you with the correct impression that I absolutely love my honeymoon phase.
Things I Don’t Like
I don’t like the security precautions I have to take here… Read more
