A Graduates Globe

Tell people you are living and working in South America, and you will be met with a multitude of differing responses. Some positive, others not so much. The funny thing is, those reactions perfectly reflect the reality that is living and working in Arequipa, Peru. After six weeks of living here, I’d say I’m only just…

Ahhh Peru, a country that is vastly bigger than I or I think anyone who has travelled around it realized, has so much more to do than is ever given credit for, and far less daunting than many made out. Needless to say, its made for a great (if a little random) destination to travel around…

With the new year just beginning, I have been reflecting on my last year of travel. 2018 was a big year for me, in every sense possible. I learnt more than I ever have, grew as a person, achieved a lot, failed a little, and travelled more extensively than ever before. Like any year, there’s…

When I booked a one-way flight to Peru, on my own, many people thought I was half mad. The truth of it is, there was no burning desire to go out alone, it was more an outcome of circumstance. All my friends were either still in university or not wanting to travel, my sister is…

Spending a month in northern rural Peru in a quiet little fishing village can apparently teach you a lot… as I move onto the next part of my journey, I thought I’d share what I have learnt so far… The key to a happy life is to simply relax. Everyone here is so relaxed, and…

Becoming qualified as a TEFL teacher is a lot of hard, intensive work. But if I learnt anything from university, it’s that you have to work hard, but you have to party harder. Without wanting to be too literal, here in Peru our way of ‘partying’ has taken many forms. We’ve chilled out the beach…

I write this sat on the beach of Zorritos, it’s 5pm (pass me a beer), and the sun is beginning to set, golden hour providing a light against the crashing waves that you cannot help but be inspired by. Many people asked me before I left, ‘what is TEFL?’ ‘why TEFL?’ TEFL translates to Teaching…

Zorritos, northern Peru. It’s not somewhere you would likely see in a travel brochure or advertised on Instagram. It’s definitely not your typical backpackers destination. But maybe it should be. When I landed into Tumbes, the closest city to Zorritos, I saw…. nothing. Nothing but barren land for miles and miles, and to be completely…