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  • On the last day of kids’ classes (Sunday) we had a visitor - Javier Echecopar Mongilardi. He's a famous musician in Peru. All of the guys in my Book 1 Training class were surprised and excited to see him there, wat…

  • On January 18th, it became complicated and very busy, which is why there have been no further Peru Updates. The Guitar Book 1 teacher training course started with 21 trainees and 41 guitar-playing kids arrived at the Fe…

  • PERU HAS PENQUINS!!! Humbolt penguins. They came here during climate changes inspired by El Niñò (which I didn´t understand all the details of...) Now, if Lima has a zoo and they get a pair of Pandas, I might have …

  • Completed teaching the Book 2 course and gave out diplomas last night. Today the Teaching Strategies for Guitar course began. Six in the class. This one is a short, 10-hour course that ends tomorrow (Monday) at 1p…

  • Some Travel Tips: When you travel in a country near the equator, always bring a hat and sunscreen (even if you´re in the sun all the time at home and you think you´ll be OK. It´s brighter than you think. Even if you l…

  • More news about Lima and the XXI Suzuki Festival... There are signs all over Lima in all of the buildings. The first I noticed was in Immigration. It was on a pole near the middle of the room. Zona Segura En Casos de…

  • Dinner is almost served, so some quick notes only... Lima is a city of 8 million. Cars are very plentiful and noisy. Everyone uses their horns to excess. Cab drivers, well, everyone drives like one. Someone told me …

  • Arrived in Lima, Peru which is a 6+ hour flight from Houston. I´m used to 3 hr flights, but now I feel lucky because others have to travel TO Houston and then take the 6 hour flight. One teacher I saw on the plane had …

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