Hello everyone and Happy Valentine's Day weekend! Down here in Peru, el dia de la Amistad is the Peruvian version of St. Valentine's Day and Peruvians know how to celebrate! We went out last night until deep into the night, and at 3AM, thousands of Peruvians crowd the streets in the district of Barranco. They walk around singing, dancing, giving their loved ones flowers and other gifts, and displaying their affection for one another in public. It's quite an intimate scene. At INABIF on Friday, Tyler and I brought the kids some games and a few bags of candy -- they went crazy! We had a tug of war: me vs. 10 kids (it was a hard fought battle), relay races, water balloon tosses and other games. They loved it, and I cherish their responses to
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