Peru: Day One (Everything is not bigger in Texas)

I´m here. Lima, Peru. The whole experience already has been something else. I slept for most of the first plane ride, with the exception of breakfast. I woke up about ten minutes before landing in Houston, Texas. Everything is really flat in Texas. We landed, and while we were going to the terminal, we drove over a highway. Really. Part of the runway goes right overtop of a large highway. The second plane ride was more eventful. I got dinner and a movie. Well, two movies. And a tv show. I watched Drillbit Taylor, and Fool´s Gold. They were alright. The scenary was amazing though, although I´m pretty dissappointed that I had to fly into Lima at night because I am sure that I missed so much. When we got to the Gulf of Mexico, there were hundreds of container ships cruisin around. As well as cruises cruisin around. And then we flew over the Carribean. Wow. Even being 35,000 feet in the air, I could tell how amazing the Carribean is. The beaches were white, and the islands were full of cities and greenness. Definitely want to stop there sometime. Anyways. About two hours before landing in Lima, all of us passengers. mostly Peruvians, received a couple of forms. It was no big deal, just an Andean Immigration Form and a Peru Customs form. That got me feeling a little nervous again, especially when the immigration form asked how long I was staying (it said max 90 days, so I put 90. hmm...) and where I would be living (I left that part blank). But after that it was mostly smooth sailing. I got to the Jorge Chavez Internacional and the people who were picking me up found me pretty easily. (I am quite the gringo apparently.) After that we loaded into the van and headed to Dean´s house. We arrived, dropped off my stuff and went out for some chicicion de polle (fried chicken), and Inca Cola, which is a Peruvian herb pop, and outsells Coke like crazy. After that we went home and went to bed. At 2:30.In the morning (noon), i woke up, showered (very confusing shower), and went to town with Dean. The shower was an experience because the ´H´ and ´C´are on the opposite taps. H stands for Harava (cold), while C stands for Caliente (hot). So that was fun. Back to town though. I picked up a cell phone (which has free incoming by the way), and i opened a bank account at the Interbank. We went for lunch at Tony Roma´s and had some great food for about S/. 22.00 each. S/. stands for sols, the currency. We wandered around a bit after that and then went to a concert. It was a worship event and i could recognize some Hillsong music throughout the evening. I left that church and am waiting at the school now to go and pick up Becky. From what I have seen and learned from Dean already, this is going to be an awesome experience. I miss you all a little bit already, and I hope i can talk to you all soon. P.S. One last thing. There were so many people in Texas who sounded like George Bush when they talked. It was really funny. And I think I´m gonna find a better way for this to work, cause it´s too much work to tag everyone.
Well, for now,

gracias, and buenos noches