Almost home...bummer

Well the time has come to wrap up another trip, and while the thought of my own bed and bathroom is a wonderful one, these trips always come and go all too quickly. It almost feels like I will need a vacation from my vacation when we get back, but don't we always feel like that? All in all, it has been a wonderful trip and we are going to enjoy our last 3 hours or so in Miraflores partaking in the consumption of the delicious empanadas around the corner from our hostel, those hot tasty meat-filled pastry pockets of joy, chased by one of the best cups of cafe con leche in Peru. Honestly, this is not that tough of a title to secure considering that most places in Peru a cafe con leche is a cup of steamed, watered-down milk with a side of Nescafe instant powder...yes, really. We capped our arrival to Lima last night with our last Pisco Sour (also the best in Peru) made by our host, Pedro, at Backpacker's Family Hostel. It is hard to believe that by about 2:30 AM tonight (or tomorrow morning, I guess) we will be landing at JFK in New York. All in all, here is my final take and summary of Peru in one painfully long run-on sentence. While I don't think I could ever live in a place where I could not drink the tap water and, more importantly, flush my used toilet paper to a place far and away out of sight instead of putting it in a little waste bin next to the crapper, Peru has, without question, secured a special place in my heart as a beautiful mountainous country full of incredibly hospitable people with a rich history, great food, and tiny taxi cabs, and I would absolutely suggest to anyone traveling in South America that they place a couple weeks in Peru on the itinerary. I would love to return myself, as after a mere 19 days here, I feel as though I have barely shaken hands with Peru. And I didn't even get a chance to try the Cuy, so I guess I have to come back, right?