Item

Visa extension

Title (Dublin Core)

Visa extension

Description (Dublin Core)

My mother in law came to Arizona from Arequipa, Peru in Febuary. She arrived a few days before the news of Coronavirus seemed to be spreading in the United States. She has been an absolutely lifesaver. Without her, I don't think I could have managed, especially once school was effectively cancelled for my kindergartener in March. Having my mother in law around is like having another mother, another set of hands to help. She is pretty active and mobile, so she doesn't mind keeping up with the 2yo and she helps me take care of all those details around the house that I never have time for like cleaning, washing dishes, letting the dog out, letting the dog in, breaking up the fight between siblings, cooking, all of it. Now we split most of those chores, since my husband works outside the house.

I couldn't do it without her, and I should say that we don't take it for granted. We pay her what we would have paid the daycare for the 2yo, which is actually a decent weekly income when translated back to Peruvian soles. This image shows that there are limited flights back to Peru and that Peru is still in a waves of curfew and lockdowns. We've applied for an extended visa, and I'm hoping she can stay through December. I know she misses home, but she's also glad to be useful and to be living somewhere that isn't enforcing curfews and periodic lockdowns.

Date (Dublin Core)

October 12, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Katy Kole de Peralta

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Katy Kole de Peralta

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Home & Family Life
English Travel

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

mother-in-law
madrastra
Peru
kids
childcare
visa
lockdown
thankful

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Peru
mother-in-law
madrastra
childcare
help
motherhood

Collection (Dublin Core)

Peru
Motherhood
Children

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

Maya Peralta, age 5, talks through the fence to her neighbor and classmate from Scales Technology Academy about Coronavirus.
Kathleen Kole de Peralta Biography Sheet

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

10/12/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/12/2020
03/20/2021
06/21/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

10/12/2020

Item sets

Covid 19
La colección Peruana
Arizona State University
Motherhood

This item was submitted on October 12, 2020 by Katy Kole de Peralta using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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