It's Hard to Beat a Kid's Birthday Party for Authentic

A trip to conduct field research in Peru with a two-year-old along is not easy. Definitely not easy. But having a two-year-old in tow also opens doors to things we would never be able to experience otherwise. Last weekend was a great example. We were invited to TWO birthday parties for other kids in the Little Lady's pre-school. We could only attend one. Details after the jump.

Markets: Ground Zero for Getting to Know a Place

We are fortunate that so many of our trips are actually short-term moves. It allows us to really live in a place and experience much more like a local. But one of the things that we have always found make a new place feel like home can also be replicated on shorter trips - visiting a local market. More on our Lima market experience so far after the jump.

The Transition to Lima Begins

Today marks our second full day in Peru, and we have been working hard to make the transition to life here as smooth and as quick as possible. The first few days in a new place are always hectic. And when field research needs to begin and you only have about three months to work, the pressure is on to get up and running as quickly as possible. So here is a bit about our trip to Lima and what we've been up to since our flight landed around 1 am on Thursday morning.