It has been weeks since I have blogged and now I have so much to write about!
From my last post a lot has happened, we have taken our second trip, moved into our home, hired our Empleada (housekeeper), Arjun turned 6 months and is now learning to crawl! Needless to say life has been busy, busy, busy.
Our trip to Arequipa was interesting. We went with another couple who also has a baby and we realized it is much more fun traveling with other people. It was great to spend time with one another and also see the city together. We took a bus tour throughout Arequipa and it was beautiful to see all of the different sites and wonder that the city had to offer. The streets were mostly cobblestone and most of the buildings were white. The buildings were built from white stone left by volcanic ash, it was so beautiful. We were only there for a few days and had to come home a day early because I was sick because of the altitude. This time Sanj had to take care of me, luckily I wasn't as sick as Arjun and Sanj were in Cusco which was a good thing. Overall it was a great trip, Sanj really enjoyed Arequipa I personally don't know if I would go back but it was really pretty.
Before we left for Arequipa we moved into our permanent home which was incredibly stressful! It took me a few weeks adjusting to our new house but now I am in love with this place. Sanj and I love sitting outside to eat breakfast and watch the sunset. The sunset here is amazing, it is setting as I am typing this, it looks as though the ocean is devouring the sun. From our balcony we have the view of all of the parks and the ocean, I am going to miss this view when I have to go back to the states!
After moving into our house we decided to hire an Empleada. We found an agency pretty close to our house and decided to check it out and see what they had to offer. We decided to take Arjun with us so we could see who he would be comfortable with, while we were talking to the man who owns the agency Arjun spotted a girl and just jumped out of our hands and right into her arms, guess who we hired! Lidia (our empleada) started work the following week and the whole family has fallen in love with her. She is such a great person with an incredible story. She is hardworking, loves Arjun but above all is very honest. Lidia lives in one of the poorest parts of Lima and commutes 2 hours to work every morning. She is from Cusco (literally the mountains) and her parents still live in Cusco. Sanj and I always talk about how much we appreciate everything that we have since being in Peru. It is such an experience to peek into someone else's life and learn about their life.
Last but not least Arjun is finally starting to crawl, kind of. It is more like flapping around like a fish but he is almost there, I think he will be crawling in a couple of weeks which will be loads of fun!
I will be updating my blog with photos very soon until then...
Happy Travels!
From my last post a lot has happened, we have taken our second trip, moved into our home, hired our Empleada (housekeeper), Arjun turned 6 months and is now learning to crawl! Needless to say life has been busy, busy, busy.
Our trip to Arequipa was interesting. We went with another couple who also has a baby and we realized it is much more fun traveling with other people. It was great to spend time with one another and also see the city together. We took a bus tour throughout Arequipa and it was beautiful to see all of the different sites and wonder that the city had to offer. The streets were mostly cobblestone and most of the buildings were white. The buildings were built from white stone left by volcanic ash, it was so beautiful. We were only there for a few days and had to come home a day early because I was sick because of the altitude. This time Sanj had to take care of me, luckily I wasn't as sick as Arjun and Sanj were in Cusco which was a good thing. Overall it was a great trip, Sanj really enjoyed Arequipa I personally don't know if I would go back but it was really pretty.
Before we left for Arequipa we moved into our permanent home which was incredibly stressful! It took me a few weeks adjusting to our new house but now I am in love with this place. Sanj and I love sitting outside to eat breakfast and watch the sunset. The sunset here is amazing, it is setting as I am typing this, it looks as though the ocean is devouring the sun. From our balcony we have the view of all of the parks and the ocean, I am going to miss this view when I have to go back to the states!
After moving into our house we decided to hire an Empleada. We found an agency pretty close to our house and decided to check it out and see what they had to offer. We decided to take Arjun with us so we could see who he would be comfortable with, while we were talking to the man who owns the agency Arjun spotted a girl and just jumped out of our hands and right into her arms, guess who we hired! Lidia (our empleada) started work the following week and the whole family has fallen in love with her. She is such a great person with an incredible story. She is hardworking, loves Arjun but above all is very honest. Lidia lives in one of the poorest parts of Lima and commutes 2 hours to work every morning. She is from Cusco (literally the mountains) and her parents still live in Cusco. Sanj and I always talk about how much we appreciate everything that we have since being in Peru. It is such an experience to peek into someone else's life and learn about their life.
Last but not least Arjun is finally starting to crawl, kind of. It is more like flapping around like a fish but he is almost there, I think he will be crawling in a couple of weeks which will be loads of fun!
I will be updating my blog with photos very soon until then...
Happy Travels!
