Category Archives: Lessons Learned

Thoughts on reverse culture shock.

Our first couple of weeks back in Texas we were noticing some of the ways in which our thinking and experiences have changed since living in Lima, Peru for two years now.  These are kind of random and in no particular order, but I thought it would be fun to share them. When we walked [...]

Rough Day

Yesterday I was just not feeling too well most of the day, but wasn’t sure why.  When I picked the boys up from school at noon, we had to make a run to the grocery store.  Did you know that it’s a bad idea to take your kids to the store with you when they [...]

Last week was full of learning experiences.

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 [...]

Halloweening in Lima

Well… who’d a thunk that they’d celebrate Halloween in Peru?  Not me.  Well, sure enough, they do.  Actually, I think the whole thing is pretty much straight up imported.  Nonetheless, the streets were full of little kids in all kinds of costumes.  We all got together and made the rounds together. Pretty much the only [...]