Que Tal?

Lobitos sunsets

For you non spanish speakers, that's like saying "what's up?" And what is up? This blog has been sitting empty and unloved since last month.

So what happened?

Hotel management. That's what happened. 

I have landed yet another random overseas job. This time it's as general manager of a lovely boutique lodge in the surf town of Lobtios, Northern Peru (http://www.lobitoslodge.com.pe). Wonderful you say! What could be wrong with that? Well there are two little things...

1). I have never managed a hotel

2). I don't speak Spanish

Minor details folks, minor details. The result has been a crazy 5 weeks of non stop work, all day every day. I have dubbed it "spanish business immersion". Just imagine the poor workers when I try to explain something. There have been a lot of confused looks and laughter because of my terrible Spanglish. We spend half our time crowded over google translate.

But the plus side? Surfing. Lefts. Twice a day. Every day. Work hours aren't scheduled and it rocks. Except when you're responsible for everything, you never really have a day off. 

It's a strange and dusty little town here. All I thought I knew about businesses has been flipped on its head, Peruvian styles. But when the waves look like this does it really matter? 

The waves a few weeks ago. 

Lobitos Lodge

Afternoon beauty.