From Bradford to Lima, Peru


Why did I come here? Well, that has a simple answer...LOVE
Well everything started in 2011 when I met Princess (that's the nickname I use to call her and plus, she'd kill me If I mention here name) on Interpals (a website to exchange culture and meet new people). I was a lonely ranger, I didn't have many friends in Bradford (North of England) also my studies weren't going as I planned so I tried to forget about everything and make some new friends who could cheer me up and help me to find my place in this world.
From some random pictures I clicked on her name, sent her a message  and then a day after she replay to me. We started talking, sharing information about her country, and little by little she became into an extraordinary friend, I didn't want to lose her...
Everything happened very fast, we had lot of interested on common, I couldn't help to fall in love with her. So one day I decided to make the magical question: "Do you wanna be my girlfriend?" I thought she might saw me as crazy, How could I possible propose something like that living so far from her? My heart was almost dying till she replayed "YES".
 
After that my life changed completely. I spent several nights awake just to talk to her (different time zone, 6 hours). I wanted to study, I wanted to work, anything that could make me get closer to her.
Of course, with the recession in England things were going from bad to worst, so I had to take a choice...wait 5 years to be with her (till I finish my career and find a decent job) or just take my bag and travel to Peru to be with the love of my life....yes I decided to move to Peru.
she advised me to take a course of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreigner Language)  to at least have an opportunity as an English teacher.
It took  me 3 months to get everything ready (my visa, birth certificate, TEFL course and get some money)... I had some fights at home with my father (He didn't  believe I was moving to Peru till the day He saw my flight ticket) but thanks to my elder brother Steven I managed to explain my father and got his permission. I knew I had nothing to lose in England but I had a lot to win in Peru. I knew it was true love, I trusted her and she trusted me so... finally I landed in Peru on March 16th 2012.
I kept my promise, I came to stay with her...the rest about how I met her family and set up my feet here is another loooooooooooooooong story.......... but this is sort of how I met her and what made me take the decision to move to Peru and I don't regret it at all!
 

Hello there!

 
 
 
Hi there! I'd love to start greeting everyone who pass by this blog. As you can see in the picture above, I'm a British guy living in Peru or as they would say "Gringo" ehehhe. Peruvian don't really care about where you're from, as long as you're a foreigner (specially from Europe or U.S.A) they will call you the same.
 
If you're here it means you're new in Perú and you're looking for information about some nice places, where to go, where to buy, study...etc; or maybe you were just bored at home :P either way I hope this blog can help you to solve your doubts or at least to find something interesting and useful. 

I'll share with you my experiences in this beautiful country ....my new home!