School News
News from the following school: Colegio Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Markham College, Colegio Peruano Britanico and San Silvestre School... Read more |
Web Scout: Holiday Celebrations: Pass on Random Acts of Kindness
Religious holidays are especially appropriate times to demonstrate strongly held beliefs in a “golden rule” that encourages kindness to others. A random act of kindness is an act, initiated without request... Read more |
Hasta Luego Madam Ambassador
I have amplified my assignment, after nearly four and one-half years in this beautiful and exciting country. She has witnessed Peru's continuing growth and to seen the development of important... Read more |
The Joy of Lending my Heart
I have been volunteering for over a year now every Saturday at Hogar Divino Jesus in the area of Pueblo Libre at a non profit association called AVINABIF. I am part of the “Mamas Voluntarias.”... Read more |
DB Peru: Education Has Taken a Prominent Place in Our Work
DB Peru started in 2003 as a healthcare charity, with the delivery of medicines and provision of clinics in the jungle villages. But because our visits were every 3 months, we realized that in order for... Read more |
What a Ball we Had!
What a night it was! The slot machines blinked…the roulette wheel kept spinning and the blackjack tables were full. James Bond was everywhere... in person and as part of the decoration. Everyone declared... Read more |
The Lima Survival Kit
Christmas and the holiday season in general bring out the warm and fuzzy in most of us, and here are a few suggestions on how to spread those great feelings to others... Read more |
Kindness
Kindness is another one of those cultural differences that we Anglos notice here in Peru. Kindless manifests itself in different ways in different cultures. With only four years in Peru, I can hardly... Read more |
Jean Louis and the Land of the Lost Boys (Part 1)
It was early January 2004; the beginning of the Peruvian summer. I was waiting impatiently in a hot car parked outside the Claro mobile phone office in San Isidro. Jaime was inside trying... Read more |
Odds & Ends: Guardian Angel Found in Chaclacayo
If you head east of Lima on the central highway for about thirty minutes, you will be in Chaclacayo, a small residential berg that enjoys a lot more sun and fresh air than the capital. It was... Read more |
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