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 [...]
Hard to Say I’m Sorry
There are a lot of cultural differences between North and South Americans. And that’s an understatement! I know I’ve talked about how it took me a while to get used to the smaller “personal space” that Latin Americans are used to. I’m not really a touchy-feelie kind of gal with strangers. I remember riding on [...]
Watching US Television from Overseas
Photo credit: alvimann from morguefile.com A couple of weeks ago, I talked a little bit about the state of TV here in Peru. One of the things I mentioned was how my favorite channel had gone off the air, and how totally bummed out about it I was. Well, wouldn’t you know it – I’ve [...]
Meeting Other Americans in Peru
I’m a busy work at home mom, and I don’t get out of the house much. I spend all day working at home on the computer, building our businesses (both online and off) and taking care of my kids. Cooking, cleaning up and helping with homework take a lot of my time. So, I don’t [...]
First Day of Spring in Lima
Today is the first day of spring, but here in Lima it doesn’t feel much different than the last day of winter. Or the first day of winter, to be honest! This year seemed to take a while to get cold. I feel like it’s been colder this year than in years before, but it [...]
Dressing Lima Style
I am not a fashionista. I want to make that clear right from the start. I’ve never really been one of those people that spends a lot of money on clothes. In fact, I can’t even remember the last time I bought any! It has to be at least four years ago, the last time [...]
Watching TV in Lima
There are a surprising number of English speaking channels here in Peru, or at least in Lima where we have a few cable and satellite options. Several networks broadcast in English with Spanish subtitles. Most of these – channels like the Sony network, The Warner Bros network and Fox – show the popular sitcoms and [...]
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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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