Monthly Archives: December 2009

Feliz Navidad from Lima

December 27, 2009 – 10:22 pm

This is how our first Christmas away from home started… bright and early on Christmas morning. Jake: Daddy! Wake up… is it daytime yet? Me: Jake, yes, it’s daytime.  Today is Christmas! Jake: No it’s not. Me: Sure it is… why do you say that? Jake: There’s no snow.  Where’s all the snow? So, after [...]

By Wes | Posted in Everything Derek, Everything Jakob, Life and Culture, Peru, The Newest News | Comments (1)

Getting Ready for Christmas

December 20, 2009 – 11:31 pm

I have always been a “one holiday at a time” kind of girl, so when Thanksgiving was over I hadn’t even thought about Christmas yet.  But everyone else on our team already had their Christmas trees up, so we had to kick it in high gear. Growing up with an artificial tree, it doesn’t bother [...]

By Stacy | Posted in Everything Derek, Everything Jakob, Life and Culture, Peru, The Newest News | Comments (3)

Last week was full of learning experiences.

December 15, 2009 – 6:47 am

I mean, every day we learn something new here, but last week was something else.  We are having a tough time keeping up and keeping everybody informed.  We are trying though, I promise. So, I spent all my free time on Mon, Tues, and Wednesday trying to do last minute shopping in order to get [...]

By Stacy | Posted in Lessons Learned, Life and Culture, Peru, The Newest News | Comments (0)