My Life in Peru

An Expat Mom Shares Her Experiences with Peruvian Life, Travel and Food

Peruvian Tamales – The Traditional Breakfast Treat


There are many different stories told about the delicious, traditional Peruvian breakfast dish, the tamal. Some claim it’s a native dish, some say it’s from India, still other’s say it came from Africa via slaves brought by the Spanish. However it originally got here, the tamal is definitely a Peruvian tradition, assured to be a [...]

Wordless Wednesday – Santa Rosa de Lima


Tomorrow is the Saint Day for Santa Rosa de Lima.   Tweet

Restaurant Review – Lobo de Mar- Cevicheria in Lima Peru


A while back, The Hubs, Chato and I went to a new restaurant. Well, the restaurant wasn’t new, but it was our first time going. I planned on doing a review, and then never got around to it because my camera was damaged the next day – holding all my pics hostage!  I finally paid [...]

How Do You Make a Living in Peru?


People ask me all the time what kind of work I do, and if it’s easy to make a living in Peru. There are so many people that are interested in moving down here, and they’ve heard about how living here is so much cheaper than living in the US. I get at least one [...]

Wordless Wednesday


Catacombs in the St. Francis Monastery Tweet

Wordless Wednesday


Love this.   Image courtesy of Clarita Tweet

Wordless Wednesday in Peru


Many of my favorite blogs do this, and I think it’s a lovely idea; there are times when the pictures speak louder than words after all, right? So here’s to the first of many Wordless Wednesdays. (click for larger version!) Photo credit: kconnors from morguefile.com Tweet

How To Drive a Peruvian Crazy


Photo credit: kevinrosseel from morguefile.com One thing I like to do, as an expat mom, is read other blogs written by other expat moms. I like to compare notes, and see what experiences other women have – especially when they’re in a cross-cultural marriage, and raising kids in that cultural mix-mash. You know what they [...]

An Experience of a Lifetime


Last year the corporation Reckitt Benckiser held a competition on Facebook called Experience of a Lifetime. There were 5 winners chosen, and each one got to do some sort of fantastic trip to somewhere around the world. Well, one of the winners, Khaled, got to make a trek of the Inca Trail, all the way [...]

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 [...]

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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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