Today Arjun turned 7 months and I can't believe how fast time has gone by. This morning Sanj and I were reminiscing about all of our travels and things we have experienced throughout the time we have been together. Being in Peru we have both realized how precious our time is with each other. It is very rare that military families are able to spend a couple of years together so we are taking full advantage of this opportunity. Arjun has learned so much in the past 7 months, he has learned how to roll over, low crawl, sit up on his own, ate his first solids and now we are trying to get him to sleep in his crib by himself! It has been such a great time being able to go through these milestones with Sanj, he has been such a great help throughout this whole process.

Lidia (our empleada) has been such a great help since being in Peru and she is becoming apart of our small family here. She is great with Arjun and is a lot of fun to have around. We are teaching her English and in return she is teaching me Spanish, I have to say my Spanish is improving! We want her to learn English with us so she can find a better job after we leave, she also understands that knowing another language is a powerful tool to have. We are learning so much about her life and Peru, its great to have a local person in our house.

As many people know Peru is a Catholic country like most of South America. Sanj and I talked about being apart of something that is important for Catholics so we have decided to give up something for Lent this year. While we are not Catholic I think it is important to embrace someone else culture and religion so I gave up ice cream, Sanj gave up sweets and Lidia gave up "carne"(beef) for Lent, which starts today! This is going to be tough for all of us! Wish us luck!

Happy Travels!