"Sooooo, guys, imagine this: In two weeks I'm getting into a huge flying metal monster - also called an airplane - with my favorite dad and mom! It's flying us across the ocean to Peru! Yes, exactly, Peru - where the Incas rule, where all the llamas walk around in suits and the mountains are so high that even the clouds say: 'Phew, that's too much for me!'"
Peruso grabs a map and waves it enthusiastically in front of his audience. "Look, this is Peru! Right in South America! Dad says it's veeerrrryyyy far away, so far that my childhood room might be missed. But I promised him: I'll cause enough trouble for two months so he won't forget me!"
His eyes sparkle and he grins. "I'm already packing my things. Mom says I should only take the essentials. Sure! The essentials: all my stuffed animals - you know, in case a wild llama attacks us, they have to intervene - and of course my spy book in case we find secret Inca treasures! But Mom shakes her head and says, 'We only have one backpack, Peruso.' So I'm only packing the most important of the most important things: action figures, my firecracker for exciting missions and sunglasses so that I look like a real adventurer in Peru!"
Suddenly he looks worried. "But you know what the worst thing is? They say I'll get a prick first! A shot! I said, 'That's totally unfair, I'm already big!' But Dad says even the toughest Inca warriors need a prick to fight off the really nasty mosquitoes there. They suck your blood, bang, and suddenly you have mosquito power in your blood. I would have preferred a machete to fight off the mosquitoes, but they say that's not allowed..."
He rolls his eyes dramatically. "And then there's the passport! I asked why I couldn't just get a cool stone amulet like the Incas. That would be a real thing - 'Tough luck, customs, I have the magical Inca amulet, you can't stop me!' But no, a paper booklet with my photo in it. Super modern. The Incas must have laughed their heads off."
Peruso winks as he turns the picture of the airplane in his hand and says in a mysterious tone: "We're leaving in two weeks, then I'll tell you everything I see and how I make my first llama my best friend. And remember - it's going to be epic! There will be adventure, drama, and definitely a few laughs too.
Peru, here I come!”
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