Confusion comes from situations that all of us don’t quite understand in the moment because the obstacles overwhelm us at first. Students, most of you have attended virtual classes for the first time. Teachers, you’ve had to adapt your lesson plans at a moment’s notice.

The past couple of months have been challenging for the world. The new novel coronavirus, first detected in December with an outbreak in the Wuhan Province of China, in now confirmed over 60 locations internationally (as of March 2nd, 2020) and recently a widespread outbreak in Europe has become a troubling trend. This virus, now known as COVID-19.

The month of July is the time we celebrate what it means to be Peruvian. Our streets are embroidered with Peruvian flags above every home and building, and children and workers wear cockades, or knotted ribbons, with our national colors in remembrance of the day we declared our independence from the Spanish Crown. In preparation for Peru’s July 28th independence celebration, the restaurants bring on more staff because eating in Peru means so much more than just the food.

As we pay tribute to the late chef, Anthony Bourdain, we are featuring quotes and excerpts from CNN’s Parts Unknown and CNN articles regarding our five locations: Peru, China, Spain, Italy and Canada.

The Chinese zodiac cycles every 12 years with 12 animals, and every year, a new animal starts the Chinese New Year.