The Conversationalist

It was a week of transitions, leaving Trujillo and heading to Lima for a couple day. And there was that fateful layover in La Paz (Bolivia), and then the joy of arriving to Buenos Aires. I think I might be a fan of this city.

Dear Friends and Family, It’s been a week of big transits. I left Horizon Peru, my host for the month of March, on Wednesday. And as the bus pulled out of Trujillo, I had tears in my eyes. This was an important measure of the meaningfulness of my four-week experience. Sitting on that bus, there were [...]

A selection of imagines from my month volunteering in Trujillo, Peru.

As part of my travels, I like to experiment with local cuisine. In Peru, the guinea pig is not just for experimentation. It’s also for lunch. Watch me sample my very first taste of the cute little rodent!

My last full week in Trujillo was optimized with a trip to see the erotic artifacts at Cassinelli Museum, a couple more glimpses inside a rambunctious Peruvian classroom and a clip of a funny-looking tall guy doing a backflip.

Dear Family and Friends, It has been three months now since my departure from Canada to tackle a one-year-around-the-world travel project. This means that I have completed a quarter of my journey. Like… woah.

Trujillo has been coined “The land of eternal spring.” That’s because the general climate of the region is delightful – warm and sunny nearly every day of the year. Home to great food, friendly people, world-recognized archeological sites and a dance style all of its own, Trujillo is often overlooked as travelers’ are hypnotized by [...]

The week started out strong with some energetic greetings from the kids in La Esperanza. And it continued with a bit of an archelogical tour and another mountain tackling! But my proudest moment of the week was undoubtedly the release of my first short film, “I Went to Huanchaco.”

Dear Family and Friends, When I travel, I’m a sucker for interacting with locals. And this week’s social events enabled me not only to practice my Spanish with a couple groups of Trujillanas, but I also somehow managed to turn paper into food. I’m a social butterfly AND an alchemist. Allow me to explain.

A short film about aloneness.

This recipe is NOT reproduced from a cookbook or from another website. The ingredients, quantities and preparation steps are recorded after visiting a local Mercado (market) in Trujillo, and watching a talented, little Peruvian woman named Estella prepare Ceviche in her own home.