Category Archives: Our Life in Cuzco

We are Godparents (Padrinos)

On November 19th, Richie celebrated his first communion and asked Kenzo and me to be his godparents.  We were honored and a little taken aback, since we have only really known him for the last couple of months.  But, he … Continue reading

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Alleluia

The other night while I was helping Lisette with her English homework, I heard Richie singing in my room. Wasn’t sure what we was doing, but the next day, I found this adorable video and thought I would share it … Continue reading

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A photo shoot with my friend and coworker

I had the opportunity to do a fun photoshoot with fellow psychologist, Eliana (although I am not really a psychologist, that is what they call me here…even though I explain that I am a psicoterapeuta (psychotherapist). Anyway – check out … Continue reading

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3 Nuevos Soles

The currency here in Peru is the sole.  The exchange rate from U.S. dollars to Peruvian soles is roughly $1.00 = s/ 2.60.  With that said, 3 soles here in Peru, is roughly about a dollar.  To give you an … Continue reading

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Feliz Cumpleanos Kenzo!

Friday, October 28th was Kenzo’s 28th Birthday!  28 on the 28 – doesnt’ that have some special name? Anyway, it was really cute because Richie and Dafne were so excited to wake Kenzo up with a big surprise.  Thursday morning … Continue reading

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A New Home!

Sorry that we’ve been pretty much MIA on this blog recently.  Besides the broken computer and sicknesses that Kenzo mentioned in his last post – we also moved this past weekend and have not had access to internet in our … Continue reading

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Post 20

It’s fun to blog with wordpress.com because after each post you get little encouragements, like “This was your 19th post – superb, keep up the good work.”  Which makes you want to write more. Since this is our 20th post, … Continue reading

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Peruvian Football

Outside of the U.S.A. in most other countries, especially in South America, futbol (or soccer as we say in English) is king of the sports world.  Much of the culture, and particularly the news revolves around this popular sport.  Some … Continue reading

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La Florida ~ our new home

On Sunday evening Kenzo and I moved in with our Peruvian family!  Appropriately enough, their neighborhood is called La Florida – and we immediately felt right at home. Our household consists of: Berta (la madre) and her husband Victor (el padre), their … Continue reading

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5 years

It is kind of hard to believe, but Friday, August 19th, 2011 was Kenzo and my 5th Wedding Anniversary.  Every year on our anniversary, while we’re eating dinner, we talk about three things: one thing that we have learned in … Continue reading

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