you can find all of them here!
Enjoy!
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Wednesday, August 21, 2013
One Month!
The last month has been so full of events, meeting people, and getting settled but the pace is happily slowing back down to normal. Single biggest factor in this is I got a job! Hopefully. I'm still waiting on final government approval (read: paperwork), but the American School here wants me to be their go-to secondary sub. Perfect!
So while I've been waiting for that approval, I've been meandering through the neighborhood. Miraflores really does have some charm! Check out these sister bugs-
And like any charming city, true function may be called into question-
That door (and the yard and house behind it) sits on the Malecon- I pass it frequently and find it completely intriguing!
There is always something happening- the orange cones mark a hole in which a man is completely submerged, shoveling out dirt. No one's with him, just a man, digging a hole, supervised by street art.
I haven't mentioned it yet, but across the Malecon from our apartment, parasailers launch! (It looks much better in the summer, I promise!)
Miraflores is full of comfy cafes! My favorite is La Mora- artisan breads, real chai tea, and the most chock-full of vegetables quiche I've ever had! I could spend every afternoon there with a cafe con leche and a good book!
So while I've been waiting for that approval, I've been meandering through the neighborhood. Miraflores really does have some charm! Check out these sister bugs-
And like any charming city, true function may be called into question-
There is always something happening- the orange cones mark a hole in which a man is completely submerged, shoveling out dirt. No one's with him, just a man, digging a hole, supervised by street art.
I haven't mentioned it yet, but across the Malecon from our apartment, parasailers launch! (It looks much better in the summer, I promise!)
Miraflores is full of comfy cafes! My favorite is La Mora- artisan breads, real chai tea, and the most chock-full of vegetables quiche I've ever had! I could spend every afternoon there with a cafe con leche and a good book!
Monday, August 12, 2013
Photo Blog
Our photographer recently blogged about our wedding! See it here!
It was so much fun reading through and re-living our wedding through the pictures- enjoy!
It was so much fun reading through and re-living our wedding through the pictures- enjoy!
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Not an average Saturday...
Follow-Up:
The luncheon was lovely and I couldn't have had a warmer reception! Sitting by the fire, we talked about knitting and yarn, and the Catholic parishes in Northern Virginia! Dave and I also got a full tour of the residence, which is apparently the most attacked one. (Not so much recently though!)
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Dinos, cafe, and SUN!
Lima's pretty solid- but the best part is the ready-made ex-pat community that's totally got my back. For example, Ladan helped me turn pretend to be a dinosaur!
(Okay, really she just took me to a salon where they could remove the gel manicure from the wedding, but tinfoil fingers are *just like* dino claws.) She's also helped me get my footing with grocery shopping and invited me to a girls movie night. It's really nice to feel like I fit and that people want me to be part of their friend circle. Today she's helping me with more shopping- my meager wardrobe needs supplemented (and soon!) with nice pants shoes that are 'rainy season' appropriate.
Another friendly face- Sarah lives downstairs and she introduced me to Lima cafes and massages- two things greatly appreciated after such a full week. She also organized a trip to find the SUN this past weekend! Winter in Lima is miserable- it's constantly foggy and the sun really does disappear for MONTHS! Coming from a beautiful, hot summer in DC that was nice for maybe a day but after 5, I was eager to see the sun again and my new Lima friends were desperate! So we drove out of the city to Mesa de Piedra with a couple other (super friendly) families for the day- and yes, they do have stone tables! (Pics are on Dave's camera so I'll have to add some later.)
Another friendly face- Sarah lives downstairs and she introduced me to Lima cafes and massages- two things greatly appreciated after such a full week. She also organized a trip to find the SUN this past weekend! Winter in Lima is miserable- it's constantly foggy and the sun really does disappear for MONTHS! Coming from a beautiful, hot summer in DC that was nice for maybe a day but after 5, I was eager to see the sun again and my new Lima friends were desperate! So we drove out of the city to Mesa de Piedra with a couple other (super friendly) families for the day- and yes, they do have stone tables! (Pics are on Dave's camera so I'll have to add some later.)
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Home in Lima
It's amazing how instantly things like checking email makes things back-to-normal. We got back to Lima late last night, Dave went back to work this morning, and I unpacked all day. I pretty much have it all done too! (At least for now- we'll have two more much more intensive unpacks when the various shipments arrive.) In that process I realized that, aside from 2 pairs of jeans, I somehow managed to forget to pack weather-appropriate pants and shoes... I might have to sort out Lima shopping quicker than I planned!
I don't have many pictures yet from the wedding yet, but the flowers were delightful:
And my mom's family's exuberance was caught on film (or pixels...):
It really was a perfect wedding- not because the flowers were pretty, the weather was incredible, and we got the words out through the tears, but because it was totally a celebration of love and joy with friends and family. And we got a llama :)
I don't have many pictures yet from the wedding yet, but the flowers were delightful:
And my mom's family's exuberance was caught on film (or pixels...):
It really was a perfect wedding- not because the flowers were pretty, the weather was incredible, and we got the words out through the tears, but because it was totally a celebration of love and joy with friends and family. And we got a llama :)
Sunday, July 21, 2013
And the Journey Begins!
Tomorrow, Dave and I are off to Lima and Dave's apartment becomes OUR home! Poor Riley won't know what to do with himself!
I've been moving myself slowly since mid-June (with the exception of sending a crockpot and rug back with Dave in April- priorities!), which has made for a relatively low stress move but also makes today's finally being here feel surreal. Tomorrow, it's back to winter and sweaters- Lima's incredibly foggy all winter long, central heat doesn't exist but the 50s are cold enough that you want it, and windows are sealed. I might just have to break out that crockpot...
-j'net
I've been moving myself slowly since mid-June (with the exception of sending a crockpot and rug back with Dave in April- priorities!), which has made for a relatively low stress move but also makes today's finally being here feel surreal. Tomorrow, it's back to winter and sweaters- Lima's incredibly foggy all winter long, central heat doesn't exist but the 50s are cold enough that you want it, and windows are sealed. I might just have to break out that crockpot...
-j'net
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