Tis the season for holiday parties! Saturday was one of our first Embassy ones, a “Morning with Santa” for the kiddos. It was beautifully done – bouncy castles, face painting, Santa, food, crafts, music… just lovely! And for not only the Americans, but the Peruvian...
I am a BIG fan of Christmas music, having amassed somewhere around 300 songs over the last 20 years. It all started when my family used to purchase the “Sounds of the Season” album at Target each year (question: Do they make that anymore?) I loved seeing which mix of artists...
Yesterday I had the amazing good fortune of joining the Canadian International Society (Not just for Canadians!) for a morning of volunteering at Casa Hogar, a home for single mothers under the age of 18. Knowing from personal experience just how challenging parenting is, it was mind...
I biffed it BIG TIME today. Here’s what happened: I was lying in the bedroom, attempting to grab a quick one-hour nap to make up for my 4:45 AM wake up (thanks Nia). All of a sudden our intercom rings and when I answer they say something unintelligible in Spanish plus...