Wednesday, February 23-

More Starbucks this morning. I’m working toward merging my personal website (blakeboles.com), blogging website (currently Zero Tuition College), and a new consulting/guidance service together under one banner. Lots of writing to do.

This afternoon the students got their act together and walked us across Arequipa to find the free art museum.

Unfortunately, it didn’t exist. They walked back to the Plaza de Armas and talked with the tourist information center, where they found about a free archaeological museum nearby. That seemed to be closed too (a sign above it read: “On vacation for February!”), but then a guard opened the door. I’m impressed by the quality of museums thus far in Arequipa, and this one was filled with a satisfying number of cadavers, bones, and artifacts.

Afterwards, the group hung out in Cusco Coffee, which is Starbucks-wannabe with bigger couches. This photo adequately captures their raunchy humor. (Kina was sick, poor girl!)

At night the group played soccer at some sort of empty pond (?) and had a few locals join in. I stayed in town and researched Machu Pichu options.