I´ve Arrived!
Greetings all~
And welcome to my blog. Hopefully over the next two years or so, you can visit here to see how life in Peru and the surrounding areas is treating me and my lovely wife, Marianella. I can´t promise it will always be edge of your seat captivating (and to be honest, I don´t know that I´m up for edge of your seat captivation in a country where I´m still learning the language, culture, and people-one of my primary goals the next couple years is to avoid any international incidents), but I will work hard at keeping this blog updated (at least weekly) and as interesting as possible.
So officially, this is my second day in Peru. I arrived shortly before midnight on Wednesday, August 6th, but by the time I cleared customs, got my luggage, and met Marianella at the airport it was about 1 a.m. on Thursday, August 7th. My first day in Peru was mostly spent sleeping-the exhaustion of preparing for the move, topped by the long flight from Minneapolis to Lima (via Toronto) caught up to me. Today I´m feeling rested and ready to return the many emails from those of you that contacted me in the time leading up to my departure.
As I mentioned, it was a long day spent in transit on Wednesday, but everything went pretty smoothly. Major props go out to Air Canada, who served us not one, but two meals on the flight from Toronto to Peru. That leg of the trip took almost eight hours and as I was anxious to reunite with Marianella, it seemed even longer. During the flight I was able to read a book from cover to cover (Robert Crais´Hostage, which receives a solid thumbs up from me as far as police thrillers go) and watch a two hour movie (Mel Gibson´s What Women Want, which helped pass the time) to boot. My recommendation to those of you considering the trip down to visit is bring plenty of reading material for the flight.
As stated, I haven´t really experienced Peru yet, outside of spending time with Marianella and her family. She began work on Monday as a 1st grade teacher at a British school located in one of the nicer suburbs of Lima and is enjoying the job a lot. Her students are a mix of kids from Peru, Great Britian, and other countries and thus far it sounds like she has a group of twenty-five well behaved children.
The last item I´ll share with you is the weather, since it is winter time in Peru (and all of the Southern Hemisphere). The tempertures seem to be in the high 50´s, but it has been pretty damp, so it makes it feel a bit colder. For me, I´m quite comfortable although the shorts are packed away in the back of the closet for summer wear. The biggest adjustment is seeing it get dark at 5 p.m., which takes some getting used to after experiencing sunlight until 8:30 or so in Minnesota. We´re on central daylight time in Peru, same as Minnesota, so that´s been pretty easy to adjust to.
Alright, the first blog is in the books. Hopefully the next one will be more stimulating that recounting my sleep patterns to you all :). Hasta La Vista!
And welcome to my blog. Hopefully over the next two years or so, you can visit here to see how life in Peru and the surrounding areas is treating me and my lovely wife, Marianella. I can´t promise it will always be edge of your seat captivating (and to be honest, I don´t know that I´m up for edge of your seat captivation in a country where I´m still learning the language, culture, and people-one of my primary goals the next couple years is to avoid any international incidents), but I will work hard at keeping this blog updated (at least weekly) and as interesting as possible.
So officially, this is my second day in Peru. I arrived shortly before midnight on Wednesday, August 6th, but by the time I cleared customs, got my luggage, and met Marianella at the airport it was about 1 a.m. on Thursday, August 7th. My first day in Peru was mostly spent sleeping-the exhaustion of preparing for the move, topped by the long flight from Minneapolis to Lima (via Toronto) caught up to me. Today I´m feeling rested and ready to return the many emails from those of you that contacted me in the time leading up to my departure.
As I mentioned, it was a long day spent in transit on Wednesday, but everything went pretty smoothly. Major props go out to Air Canada, who served us not one, but two meals on the flight from Toronto to Peru. That leg of the trip took almost eight hours and as I was anxious to reunite with Marianella, it seemed even longer. During the flight I was able to read a book from cover to cover (Robert Crais´Hostage, which receives a solid thumbs up from me as far as police thrillers go) and watch a two hour movie (Mel Gibson´s What Women Want, which helped pass the time) to boot. My recommendation to those of you considering the trip down to visit is bring plenty of reading material for the flight.
As stated, I haven´t really experienced Peru yet, outside of spending time with Marianella and her family. She began work on Monday as a 1st grade teacher at a British school located in one of the nicer suburbs of Lima and is enjoying the job a lot. Her students are a mix of kids from Peru, Great Britian, and other countries and thus far it sounds like she has a group of twenty-five well behaved children.
The last item I´ll share with you is the weather, since it is winter time in Peru (and all of the Southern Hemisphere). The tempertures seem to be in the high 50´s, but it has been pretty damp, so it makes it feel a bit colder. For me, I´m quite comfortable although the shorts are packed away in the back of the closet for summer wear. The biggest adjustment is seeing it get dark at 5 p.m., which takes some getting used to after experiencing sunlight until 8:30 or so in Minnesota. We´re on central daylight time in Peru, same as Minnesota, so that´s been pretty easy to adjust to.
Alright, the first blog is in the books. Hopefully the next one will be more stimulating that recounting my sleep patterns to you all :). Hasta La Vista!
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Adios!
-Lance