Thanksgiving

The northern hemisphere’s Fall is my favorite season. Football, friends, family. Halloween, Thanksgiving. Cooler weather. Light sweaters and scarves. Boots. The list goes on and on. As September approached, I prepared myself for the inevitable homesickness I’d feel. My first Fall in Peru was tough, for a variety of reasons. This year, I handled the … More Thanksgiving

Feliz Navidad

I spent most of the month of December reminding myself that it was in fact December and Christmas was around the corner. I played Christmas music while sweating and imagining decorations around me. Slowly but surely, the decorations began to appear. Unlike in the States, people don’t start decorating right after Thanksgiving (though the stores … More Feliz Navidad