I love it! I love seeing old faces and eating at my favorite restaurants (where many people still remember me and offer me discounts and free drinks. SCORE!).
I came back to Cusco because I fell in love with the city, the mountains, and its people. I also came back to Cusco for a few business opportunities that I wanted to pursue. Since I've been back though, I've fallen into doing random business development projects.
Let me explain.
My first day back in Cusco, I went to one of my favorite restaurants, Mr. Soup. Butttt they were closed, so I went to another of my next favorite restaurants: Urpi.
There I met a girl who was new (considering I never saw her when I was living in Cusco earlier this year and I would go there with friends a few times a week). Long story short, we started hanging out, and the next day she introduced me to her friend who's a masseuse. Without me saying anything about my background, the masseuse started talking to me about how she needed help informing tourists of her services and asked if there was any information I knew of that could help. And so began another business development assignment in Cusco.
In the end, I gave her an online presence and a bit of advice on how to reach westerners. My values were tempted when she insisted on paying me. Fortunately for her, I have a rule against charging people in "developing" countries (the concept of a country being classified as "developed" is an argument that I'll save for another day).
After kicking myself for not taking the money and then buying a myself a brownie sundae for a job well-done, I'm glad to say that I am proud of myself. :)
Out with my new friend, Maria, from Urpi.
The Urpi's crew.
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On another note, while back in Cusco I have also had the opportunity to visit some of my favorite people in the whole world. I swear, just about every conversation I have with these people that I call my mentors, friends, and family, leaves me feeling enlightened and ready to take on the world 3x's over.
Upon my first day back and seeing my old colleagues, I was greeted with "we need you! We have a lot of work to do." hahahaha Of course, while I was only really expecting to visit, I am always ecstatic to work with Señor Francisco and Señora Nancy. I can't describe the pull I feel to help these people, but at the same time another country is calling me, and it has been calling me since I was little (you'll find out soon enough where).
I know this will not be the last I see of Señor Francisco, Señora Nancy, their family and everyone from the Coca Museum! I look forward to my next destination, as I think it will only allow me to help these wonderful people even more and make the products/services we offer, that more unique and profitable.
Follow your dreams!
Out for lunch.
Fruitillada.
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