Guess Peru is as unsafe as people make it out to be.. however like i've mentioned in previous posts, if you take certain precautions you can stay safe.. I really can't recall anytime that i've been unsafe (though i'm generally very careful and in general while walking i carry a "don't mess with me" sort of face heh)... so from how it looks, of our volunteers we've had some sort of theft incident at least once a month.. though it coudl be worse.. once a month kidnappings would be worse...
So yet another one of our volunteers got mugged.. this time it was pretty involved but at the same time nothin was taken... I wasn't there at the time, but from what she explains, she had left the bar to get something to eat.. (already #1.. don't walk around alone at night)... she went down a street that she did happen to notice was quite empty (so #2.. don't walk down empty streets)... and then some guy came up and started chatting her up.. which she figured was fine to have some extra company while walking.. then all of a sudden, in a mass confusion, she found her self flat on her face being dragged by her purse.. the guy had grabbed it and started running, but in her confusion she held on tight and then realized what was happening and began to scream... eventually the guy ran off because she was screaming so loud the neighbors came out.. police were called and gave her a ride home...
so she was left with a pretty dark bruise on her face, scratches up the side of her leg and on her shoulder... and bruises all over her arms.. from the looks of it, the guy must have wrestled with her a bit to get her purse away...
anyway, the guy didn't get any of her belongings.. and thank goodness it wasn't a worse situation...
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