Maíz in various forms
Coming to Peru I had been told about the wide variety of potatoes that we would find here (apparently there are around 4,000 varieties to be found in the country!). It is fun to...
Never Quite There ( In Peru! ) Blog
Serious Miscommunication (Not Mine This Time)
We took an afternoon recently to go and visit the Lima city center with CUSO. Javier was our primary tour guide, and did a wonderful job entertaining us with his good nature and history...
Our Biggest Challenge (for now)
CUSO has been very good at making us feel welcome and preparing us for our time in Peru. However, there is one area that the volunteers are obsessing over that we have been struggling...
Peruvian winter
We knew that traveling south meant that we would be trading summer for winter. In Canada, it is usually pretty obvious when you are in winter. Here, the bougainvillea and hibiscus are blooming at...
Lima Living (up to its gastronomic promise)
Before we came to Peru, we read and were told that Peru has terrific food. Due to some poor choices we made the first two days, we had only one dish of the many...
Colours of Lima
Since we arrived the skies have been grey. I mean not a peak of blue, let alone sun. Even so, the UV index is still high and we are putting on sunscreen in the...
Catch 22 and World Cup Snacking
So we decide to take a break from apartment hunting and grab a few snacks before we watch the Dutch play Costa Rica. In the store we decided on a large bottle of a...
Leaving for Lima
A special shoutout to Zicky who gave me this hand drawn envelope that perfectly sums up our day. I couldn’t resist posting this today, so here I am in the Atlanta airport sneaking up...
I Sold Christina’s Kitchen Table
Christina is indicating just how appreciative she is that we’ve sold our kitchen table. The march to fewer belongings continues today. We had a buyer interested in ‘Mari’, Christina’s favorite vehicle for the past...
Left Alone
I’ve been cruelly left alone this weekend as Christina gallivants around the St. Lawrence kayaking and barbecuing. My mission is to stand guard in case someone decides they’d like to come and take a...
