Managed to make it over to our work space for some productivity today and boy… was I glad I did. For reasons passing understanding a bunch of people came in at one point, shouted a bunch of stuff in Spanish I couldn’t understand and then gave each one of us an entire box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. So that was a pleasant surprise. I resisted the urge to live entirely off of those for the day and had lunch at Madam Tusan’s. Some of the better Chinese food I’d had since leaving the U.S. but not overwhelming. In the evening some other Remotes had some folks over to their place as they have a gorgeous rooftop and grill situation. It wasn’t all fun and games, though! Sadly, during some fun and games all the clothes I was wearing were destroyed. So… guess I’ll have to go shopping again which I always hate.
Category: Daily
Day 285 | March 7
The plan for the day went off the rails unusually quickly. I started doing some work and before I knew it the day was mostly over. Broke for lunch and went to this deli by my place, La Gastronoma. Much more high-end than I thought it would be and a nice spot for a sandwich. In the evening a whole pack of us went for a bike ride around Lima and then stopped for lunch in Parque Melitón Porras.
Day 284 | March 6
First actual working day in Lima. Started the day by heading over to Caficulto to get my caffeine fix and do some work. It’s a nice little place, more importantly they were playing some great blues when I was in there. They didn’t have what I was looking for on the food front, however, so went over to Pastelería San Antonio with a fellow remote for lunch. Also a good place but (yes, I know Clarke) nothing to write home about. Went over to check out our work space this month. It’s not as “cool” as some of the others but the space itself is really nice. It also features free coffee and *gasp* air conditioning so I imagine I’ll be spending a lot of time there this month. The big event of the day was dinner at Restaurante Central, 4th ranked restaurant in the world. Their approach to the tasting menu is really novel, featuring courses from different elevations and ecosystems all through Peru. And they give you a gorgeous art book at the end that features everything you ate over the course of the evening. All that being said, I was a little underwhelmed. Still worth going for the experience, though, I’d say.
Day 283 | March 5
Started my time in Lima the way I start most cities; wandering the streets aimlessly. My expectations for Lima were pretty low. Most people I had talked to said Peru was great but that Lima… kind of sucked. Apart from the downright oppressive weather I’m really liking the city. One of my roommates and I stopped in at a coffee shop on our corner, Kaldi’s Coffee, and then strolled around Miraflores. It’s got a great central park area, a lot of people were out and about, there seemed to be a lot of good restaurants and cafes around. And it’s just a couple of blocks off the beach. We walked up to La Mar Cebichería for lunch with was killer good. Came home in the afternoon to escape the heat and then in the evening walked over to Faro de la Marina to watch the sunset with everyone. This was just gorgeous. Oh, and I saw the coolest thing I’ve seen in all my travels… a skateboarding dog! Afterwards some of us went for sushi at Makoto and then I called it a reasonably early night.
Day 282 | March 4
Another travel day. Started the day with breakfast at De Lolita, a cafe near my place that I wish I had taken the time to try at the beginning of the month. Then we met with the rest of the team at the park and started heading to the airport. On the way we stopped at a really nice equestrian center, Equus. Some folks rode but I didn’t want to get all “horsey” before the flight so I just hung out in the cafe and worked. Then on to the airport for an easy flight to Lima. My place in Lima is quite nice, close to the ocean and being on the 16th floor it has some great views.
Day 281 | March 3
Began the day with the monthly ritual of packing up my entire life. You’d think over the course of a year of doing this that I’d have gotten faster at the process. But fitting all of my belongings into two carry-on bags requires a pretty consist two hours of meticulous packing. After that I worked from home until it was time for our farewell party at La Mayoria. Kind of an interesting concept of a place; it’s a restaurant up in the mountains but they also have animals and mid-meal they had horses out on the floor doing dressage and a guy singing… a lot going on. But neat place and the views of Medellin were gorgeous.
Day 280 | March 2
Another work focused day. I worked from home in the morning and then headed over to the work space in the afternoon. On the way I got distracted, though, and had lunch at LUCIA in The Charlee. Pretty good Italian place, not overwhelming. Worked at the office for a while before gathering up my laundry for packing day tomorrow and heading back home. Started working when I got back home, forgot to eat dinner and called it a late but productive night.
Day 279 | March 1
Still feeling my deep-focus work vibe but now we are closing in on the end of our time in Medellin which means I have the usual changing city errands to run… much to my annoyance. This meant I felt rather harried even just getting out of the apartment to drop off laundry. I worked at the work space for a while and then went over to Alambique to continue working with the assistance of snacks and drinks. The time had finally come to replace some elements of my limited wardrobe so on the way home I had to pick up some clothes I had bought. Tangent, tailored apparel for $30 in Colombia, what? Headed home and continued with my head down working.
Day 278 | February 28
A little bit of a break in my streak of deep focus from yesterday. I went to Ganso and Castor with one of my roommates for breakfast and to work in the morning but then came right back home and continued to power through working until pretty late into the night.
Day 277 | February 27
Woke up, got coffee, sat down and started working. Didn’t stop until it was time to go to sleep. Very productive day.