I know it seems strange—and maybe a bit of a cop-out—that I’m combining two days into one blog entry. But the fact is, the two days were remarkably
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2026-10-28 – The Verbs Aren’t the Only Things That are Tense…
Our third day of classes, and I finally had a breakthrough! I’ve bored you to tears telling you about how hard I’ve found the grammar. Well, that hasn’t
2026-10-27 – From Pronouns to Piano
Today was day two of Spanish immersion class. It was also the day Robin and I attended our first concert of the trip. It was a L O
2026-10-26 – First day at Language Immersion School
Today was our first day at language immersion school. I don’t know when you last tried learning a new language, but I’m finding it very hard. We’ll be
2026-10-25 – Nun but the Brave
Our main activity today was visiting the Monasterio de Santa Catalina (Monastery of Saint Catherine), one of Arequipa’s most famous historical attractions. Lately, I’ve deliberately avoided reading too
2026-10-24 – Lord I was born a wandering man (1)
Today was our first day exploring Arequipa, and it was both fun and exhausting. According to my iPhone, we walked about 18,000 steps. But the best part was
2026-10-23 Traveling to Arequipa
In the first post of this trip, I shared a map showing the approximately 15 places we plan to visit during our three-and-a-half months in South America. My
2026-10-22 – Mural, Mural on the wall…
Our second day in Lima was a busy one. In fact, we walked more than six miles! In the morning, we took a guided tour of Lima’s Historic
2026-10-21 Mac the Nice
This was our first full day in Lima. We did some walking, went out for dinner and generally had a good time. But without a doubt the highlight
2026-10-20 – Our Journey Starts – The full travel day
I’m starting this blog entry at 2:35 pm (or 1435 as I think I’m going to have to get used to) Central time from the Houston Airport. our