One month ago I, along with my wife (Dawn) and two young children (Elijah and Abigail), stepped off the plane in Chiang Mai and began the new adventure of living overseas (relative to America). Dawn and I agreed to write down ten lessons we've learned in the first month and share them on our respective blogs. A list of 100 lessons, or more, would come closer to covering everything, but that would probably be a bit overwhelming for everyone involved.

This morning we visited the landfills of Trujillo, home and workplace for a number of Peruvians. It was heartbreaking to see families, including children, living and working in the midst of so much trash. This young boy spends his days sifting through and organizing trash piles such as this one.

This morning we traveled about an hour east of Trujillo to the Andean city of Otuzco, home of the Virgen de la Puerta (Virgin of the Door). Our purpose was not to visit the Virgin, but rather to visit the poor living on the outskirts of the city.

We have completed day three in Trujillo, Peru, having traveled to a number of impoverished communities in order to tell the stories of the people who live there. While the people live in difficult circumstances, I've been so impacted by their kindness, generosity, and beauty that shines so brightly in their bleak environment.

It has been over two weeks since I returned from Haiti, and with a long recovery from the sickness that I developed while in Haiti, along with moving to our new home, and in the past few days preparing for a trip to Peru, only recently have I had the time and energy to sit down and reflect on my trip.

I am honored to be a guest blogger on my husband's blog as I share what it looks like from my view to have Shun-Luoi begin to travel more extensively to pursue cultural and humanitarian photography.