Life After Work

Today I wanted to talk a little bit about what Dallin and I do after we are done working. The regular workday here in Peru goes from about 9:30 in the morning until 7:30 at night. Somedays we are working the entire day, while other days we are able to get off earlier and spend the day doing some different things. So what do we do when we're not working?

Chili's Friday Special!

Dine Out
Well usually the first thing we do is we go out and eat. We don't have our own kitchen, so we have
spent the last few months finding our favorite places to dine out. These include american food places like Papa Johns, Chili's and Gringo Loco (a hamburger joint owned by a texan, great burgers!). It also includes a few peruvian restaurants where we can get some of our favorite dishes like aji de gallina, lomo saltado, sandwiches and pollo a la brasa.

Go Exploring
When we first got to Trujillo we spent a lot of our free time exploring. We went out to see some of the big markets where we could by inexpensive souvenirs or just walk through downtown trujillo checking out the old buildings and parks that are scattered around.

Movies
In Trujillo there are three different movie theaters and Dallin and I have seen a movie each of them. We watched Star Trek and Man of Steel in Spanish and then just last week we watched Now You See Me in English with Spanish subtitles. The movies were great but I definitely get lost sometimes while watching a movie in Spanish.

Adriano's 7th Birthday Party!

Hang Out with Friends
Dallin and I have been able to make a lot of new friends by attending a local church here in Trujillo. Everyone we have met have been super kind to us and we have always been invited to attend different activities and many other things. So far we have gone to two birthday parties, a game night, played soccer and volleyball, made american pancakes, and gone to a bonfire. Spending time with our friends here in Peru has been a great way to get to know and see peruvian culture at its finest!

Netflix and Monopoly
Also since its winter here and it gets dark around 6:30 to 7 p.m. there are a quite a few nights where we don't really feel like exploring or getting out to much. So instead we have become good friends Netflix. In Peru Netflix even has a different variety of shows and movies to watch and one of our most recent series that we have gotten into is Community. Also, if we don't feel like watching Netflix, we have borrowed Monopoly from some friends.

Oh P.S. Jacque had her baby!!