October 2011: "Jeyachandran Family"
Preparing for Earthquakes
Living in a highly seismically active area means we play some unusual games. This one is called ,"Sismo," (tremor in Spanish). In the game we have to quickly get to an earthquake safe spot. The kids play this in their kindergarten regularly too. It's fun but there's also a serious side to it. Every few weeks a (gentle) tremor reminds us of this.
When is it okay to keep people waiting?
If you are a salesperson in a shop and there is a queue of people waiting to be served, what do you do when a friends pops around to say hi? In Peru it's perfectly acceptable to now have a conversation with that friend. The people in the queue will wait patiently while you have a good chat.
