The Big Olympics & Little Peru
August 10th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crossing Cultures, Sports
[caption id="attachment_188" align="aligncenter" width="268" caption="Peru athletes at Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremonies"][/caption] I’ve always enjoyed watching the Olympics on TV, and even though I favor the Winter Games, I keep up with the summer competitions in gymnastics, swimming and running. As a kid, I chewed my fingernails off watching Mark Spitz splash his way to seven [...]
Tags: Add new tag·Beijin·gringo perspective·Peru Olympic team
Es Hembrita?
August 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Animals in Peru, Crossing Cultures
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="265" caption="null"][/caption] Figure 1: Lola at 3 1/2 months, on the Malecon, in Miraflores Es hembrita? That’s the first question Peruvians ask me when I’m out walking Lola. It doesn’t matter if the person is male or female, young or old, with dog or without. Nine times out of ten, a Peruvian [...]
Tags: dogs in Peru·gringo perspective
The Meaning of Polleras (vs. Women’s Hiking Pants)
August 6th, 2008 · 7 Comments · Art, Film, Music & Dance, Crossing Cultures
The more I learn about the handmade clothing worn by traditional people in the Andes, the more impressed I become. The outfit above isn’t a museum piece, although it displays like one in the “Perú Hecho a Mano” boutique at Saga Falabella, in Lima’s Jockey Plaza mall. It is a very elaborate version of the [...]