This marks the end of my second full day in Lima, Peru. So far, I've spent most of my time in my program's orientation sessions, but I don't feel oriented at all. Lima is a huge city with an estimated population of 10 million, which is almost twice the size of Philadelphia. Our sessions have covered everything from the academic climate which emphasizes note-taking and memorization to the mail system which makes it almost impossible to recieve packages to theft which is really, really prevelant and extremely difficult to detect so much so that glasses get stolen right off of people's faces. We've also taken walking tours of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, the university where I'll be taking my classes, and Miraflores, the touristy district where our hotel is and where I'll be living when I move into my homestay.
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