Last Saturday was our long-awaited visit to Mistura, the Peruvian Food Festival. This is a relatively new festival (one cabbie told me it’s three years old), but it’s already made a major splash in Peru and Internationally. It’s best described as a State Fair minus...
So last Wednesday I went to the doctor because my nose piercing was infected (I’ve had it four months and it’s been infected on and off throughout). During the appointment he removed the jewelry and said I needed to start on Antibiotics and return on Monday (today, 5 days...
One of our traditions is to collect a piece of art from each country we are posted to. We always purchase it at the beginning of our stay, prior to the Embassy coming over to hang up all our wall art (I know, what can I say, we’re spoiled)! Nick and I continue to gravitate toward...
Nia and I recently started going to a weekly music class in our Miraflores neighborhood. It’s a steal of a deal at $4 a session for an hour of music. Carlos, the musician, is quite versatile too. Each class he plays the Cajon (the Peruvian drum box), his guitar AND his trumpet. The...