Living with Dogs in Lima
I’ve always been a pet lover. From my early days with Suki – a Siamese cat I only remember from photos; to my youth with Tina, a lovable Basset Hound whose death devastated me; to my early adult years with the Doberman gang; to my current middle age with a mismatched set of over-excited house [...]
Ways That Peru is Better Than The US
Photo credit: kconnors from morguefile.com Ok folks – as I promised with the last post, this post is going to be a rebuttal. And that last post sure got a lot of talk! People definitely have their opinions. I’m just glad that no one got mad at me and told me to go home [...]
Ways The US is Better Than Peru
Anyone who reads my blog even occasionally will know how much I love Peru. I love the people, I love the weather (most of the time), I love the country. There are times when we’re out in the car and I see something that will strike me in a certain way, and I have to [...]
How to Choose a School in Lima?
Where to send their kids to school is a constant source of conversation for expatriates around the world, and here in Peru it’s no different. Because of the sheer volume of choices, it’s probably an even bigger topic here in Lima than elsewhere in the country. The lowest rung on the ladder are the public [...]
You Know You’re Turning Peruvian…
After living in Peru for such a long time – April will make eight years for me – I’ve started to find myself more and more in a Peruvian mindset. There are lots of differences between the Peruvian and North American cultures and it seems like I’m slowing acclimating to the Peruvian culture. So I [...]
Language in the Bi-Cultural Household
Hey! I’ve been terrible about posting lately! I miss you guys, but I’ve been SO busy with a heavy work load plus the kids out of school, I’ve barely had time to think. Hope you enjoy this funny guest post! Language in the bi-cultural household: passival…. the passive-aggressive of Spanish By Rick Vecchio After 15 [...]
Summer Fun
Anyone raising kids in Peru knows that once school is out, it’s time for “talleres” or summer programs. Taller literally translates to “workshop” and just like in English, it can refer to the place where you do some sort of work or to something like a learning workshop or lesson. When the boys were smaller, [...]
Happy New Year 2012!
I hope all my friends out there in cyberspace have made it into the New Year safely! News reports here in Lima say that the bomberos were called out to more than 50 fires in the early morning hours, thanks (or no thanks) to the insane quantity of illegal fireworks that were going off. Seriously [...]
Giving Kids a Reason to Smile This Christmas
I recently did an interview with Scott Jeppeson of Sonrisas en Peru (Smiles in Peru), an organization that is one hundred percent dedicated to helping improve the lives of impoverished children in Peru (you can read the article here) Sonrisas works hand in hand with the communities to help kids have a better education. They [...]
Life Behind Bars
No, I haven’t been locked away (yet) – and I’m not writing about what I hope for Joren van der Sloot. I was following a conversation – a very civil one, for a change – about the differences between gun laws in different countries. People from the UK are often dumbfounded at the ease at [...]
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I got tired of life happening while I made other plans, so I quit my job and came to Peru. I live here with my Peruvian husband, two sons, three dogs and various other family members, depending on the weather.
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