People Here Have Small Feet

So when I decided to come to Peru, I decided I needed a hiking backpack. Thus, my lovely parents bought one for me for my birthday in June. Once I had my hiking backpack I decided that this was the ONLY bag I was going to pack for Peru. Now, normally I am not a light packer. For a two day trip I might bring the biggest duffel bag I have so that I can have outfit "options" and all possible medical and entertainment supplies. I cannot explain why the first time I decided to pack light was when I was going to Peru for a YEAR. So please, don't ask.

As a direct result of my packing extremely light, I don't have that many clothes here. And a lot of the clothes I brought are summer-ish. It is winter here. It hasn't been warmer than 65, max. For shoes I only brought running shoes, my beloved red sneakers, and sandals. I have been wearing the red sneakers everyday. So today, Mari and I (who has a similar shoe problem) decided to go to Miraflores and find us some comfortable, affordable, everyday type of shoes. Easier said then done.

Now, I'm 5'9, close to 5'10 so I like to think that my size 10 feet are appropriate for my height. But here, I would say I'm taller than 80% of the population (including males). And apparently no one has size 10 feet. Mari and I discovered this quickly as every store we went into (which all seem to carry the same shoes!) told us the largest size was an 8 at each shoe we pointed to. 

Finally, after about the 15th shoe store (because there are an incredible amount of shoe stores in Lima!) I found TWO pairs of boots that were in size 10. I bought one. They are alright. At least they fit! Mari found some super cute slip-ons that I am jealous about because she has size 8 feet. Moral of the story: If you have large feet, pack plenty of shoes.