Our Christmas Party

The company Christmas party is, of course, a staple of American work culture. This year at Peru Mission, we took our first shot at it, organizing a simple dinner in a local hotel restaurant, followed by the handing out of a Peruvian tradition: "Christmas baskets" containing such useful items as sugar, oil, hot chocolate and of course fruitcake or paneton.

Here are my co-workers, from missionaries to architects & engineers, with volunteers ranging from teachers at our English institute to staff of our medical clinic...