Top 10 Ways to Tell You've Been Backpacking in South America Too Long...

10.  When it's OK and acceptable to wear the same shirt 5 days in a row.
 9.   When you refer to the Lonely Planet as "The Bible".
 8.   When an 8 hour bus ride is considered a "short" ride and no big deal.
 7.   When you carry altitude sickness pills in your pocket.
 6.   When paying $15/night for a room is expensive, so you choose to sleep with 10 people/room,      which is normal AND you can get through a full night's sleep with the lights on, people snoring and the sounds of rustling plastic bags.
 5.   When your daily diet consists of bread, empanadas and fruit juice.
 4.   When all of your conversations start with the same 3 questions, "Where are you from? Where have you been? Where are you going?"
 3.   When you compare a cheap city vs. an expensive one by how much a cerveza costs.
 2.   When you feel closer to someone that you just spent an entire week with rather than some of your friends from back home.
 1.   When you can't fathom how someone can travel on vacation for 2 weeks and expect to see or experience anything....