This morning I woke up with nothing to do. So, I dug through my backpack to look through some of the flyers that I had been given while walking in the streets. People are always advertising their tourist services and almost forcing you to take their flyers. I received one from a nice guy that had mistaken me for Australian, we had a nice conversation and he was advertising a "free walking tour of cusco with food included" so naturally I'm immediately skeptical but I decide to head down to the plaza to check it out. I get there early so I can hang out at a coffee shop and complete my homework for that day, however the plaza is hoppin' so I had difficulty separating people watching from focusing on my studies... imagine that. I get to the start place and strike up a conversation with a couple from England who were hysterical and dressed equally as hysterical, so that made being alone much more fun. The tour starts and I'm pleasantly surprised by the knowledge and entertainment factor in the tour. Our guide is a little peruvian man who is ecstatic about the country and particularly about Cusco. The tour lasted almost three hours, had samples of different kinds of food included and our tour guide gave us quite a few good tips as well as recommendations for places to eat. I met a girl from Sweden along the way and we are tentatively planning some activities for next week, so I'm super jacked about finally meeting some new friends.
More spanish lessons this afternoon...
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