Tips for Talking to Peruvians I found this neat page while aimlessly browsing the internets. It has some pretty solid tips about how to have conversations in Peru. I’ll go a little more specific on “Cultural Differences.” You get major brownie points, when asked which is your favorite place in… Read more“About.com: Tips for Talking to Peruvians”
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Lions, Tigers, Pumas, and Chimps
Last year, when I visited the Parque de las Leyendas zoo in Lima, I noted that the lions and tigers had the worst enclosures in the park. I was hopeful that the cats will have better homes soon since the zoo maps indicated that construction for a new cat area… Read more“Lions, Tigers, Pumas, and Chimps”
Awesome Things
My friend Melissa has started a small side enterprise crafting miniature foods. She just started recently but you wouldn’t know it looking at her work. I had to get a typical Peruvian food immortominiaturized and I chose maíz morado, the purple corn that is used to make the lunchtime drink… Read more“Awesome Things”
To the Zoo! Part 2
I have some time in Lima’s (and now, Miami’s) airport so I’ll continue the retelling of my trip to the Parque de las Leyendas! I mentioned before that the park was more than a zoo: it also had some very impressive archaeological sites, part of the Maranga complex. It also… Read more“To the Zoo! Part 2”
To the Zoo! Part 1
Last week while the students were away I decided to go somewhere in Lima I’ve never been before. One of my revelations during this year’s trip is that Lima is becoming my comfort zone. That is good of course, because my familiarity with the city makes it easier for me… Read more“To the Zoo! Part 1”
Oh the Foods I’ll Eat
Before my trip to Peru I had a new recurring dream: I’m frantically racing from place to place trying to eat as much Peruvian food as possible! Peru is known for its multiethnic cuisine, and it’s one of the things I look forward to the most. Everything is more delicious… Read more“Oh the Foods I’ll Eat”
Oh Hai, Convenience, Nice to Meet You
A searchable map of bus routes in Lima? DO WANT! Now off to the mall, Jockey Plaza.
Working Hard, Todos los Días
What a week it has been! The radiography and archaeology students really tore through the skeletal collection at the museum. The students had a lot of new (actually, old) techniques to learn, but they all did very well. It was fun seeing the skeletal collection again, and using it to… Read more“Working Hard, Todos los Días”
Concierto
The concert was so cool! It was very interesting on several levels. The audience was mostly the expatriate upper class, so lots of fancy suits and dresses. Unfortunately that means the crowd wasn’t as rockin’ as the band. I kept thinking of the quote “The people in the cheaper seats… Read more“Concierto”
Short Notes from Peru
The park across from the hospedaje has been upgraded with a playground and new benches. One of the locals in a nearby minimart, dubbed “Yogurt Man” by the 2007 students, recognized me! We chatted for a bit. To save money I bought 3 liter bottles of water and Fanta and… Read more“Short Notes from Peru”