Great news for fans of María Portilla, the Andean-born marathon runner who represented Peru in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games. Maria Portilla (center) runs in the Baltimore Marathon / photo by Kristine Buls/Examiner Portilla won the Baltimore Women’s Marathon this past Saturday, October 11, with a time just shy of the Peruvian national record. [...]
Peruvian Maria Portilla Wins Baltimore Women’s Marathon
October 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Sports
Tags: Peru Olympians
Should Americans Consider Moving to Peru? Part I
October 12th, 2008 · 17 Comments · Crossing Cultures, Looking Back at the United States, Money, Economics, Politics
Today my opinion piece “Escaping the U.S. Credit Nightmare” appears in the Sunday Miami Herald, Money section (10/12/08). The teaser reads: “An American who now lives in Peru finds that she no longer must fend off unwanted offers for credit cards and loans,” which highlights one of the unanticipated benefits I gained from our move [...]
Tags: expat life·U.S. credit crisis