At every post with a hardship designation, there is inevitably something that the Security Team scares the bejeezus out of us about (with the intent of keeping us safer, of course). They go over-the-top at the beginning in the hopes of instilling good habits and a sense of cautious...
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I was more than a little nervous to start up Spanish classes again. I mean two hours a day, five days a week is a LOT of Spanish. That two hours could really go by slowly, especially if I’m buried in overwhelm. To my delight, it has been a absolute blast! Most of the credit goes to...
This week’s Saturday date coincided with an Embassy-planned outing to La Mar Cevicheria. Instead of going solo, we met up with 10 other ceviche-lovers at what could arguably be called the most famous Cevicheria in the world. Why is this one so famous, you ask? Well, first off, it...
I am trying so, so hard NOT to compare everything here to the Philippines. And the harder I try not to, the more I miss the Phils. The funny thing is, I really like Lima. It’s just not Manila (Um…DUH Sarah). Let me try and explain, okay? Metaphorically, Manila is the...