Random Thoughts

Flores, GuatemalaAfter 56 days today marks my last full day in Guatemala. After almost to two months here I’m ready for a new country but in this time I’ve noticed some things that I think are worth sharing. Some of these may have been true in Mexico and will probably be true in other countries [...]

Lanquin, GuatemalaIt was 3:45 and I was still waiting for the 2:00 shuttle to Lanquin. The shuttle was on it’s way from Coban but was delayed two hours from construction. This was not the way I had planned my day. If my day had gone as planned I wouldn’t be taking the afternoon shuttle because [...]

Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaFor the past 3.5 weeks I’ve had pronominales, irregular verbs, the preterito and the personal ‘a’ sloshing around in my brain. I know more Spanish then I did a month ago but I’m glad to say that my time in Xela is coming to an end next Tuesday. Not that Xela was a bad [...]

Quetzaltenango, GuatemalaSome things just don’t go together. For Example: Pickles and Ice CreamDogs and SweatersElectrical appliances and waterOr, this house…From Quetzaltenango 2010-10…and Guatemala. I see this house everyday walking to and from Spanish school and everyday I have a hard time believing that this house is actually here. I would expect to see this house [...]

Dear God, Did you know that I no longer live in Ohio? No need to keep the temperature so low, the gray skies above, and the rain falling. I’m just asking you to shine a little sun on the area. It doesn’t have to be for too long. Maybe just a couple of days so [...]

I was reading Vagabond Journey today and he wrote an interesting series of articles on Mayan fishermen in the Rio Dulce of Guatemala. The last entry especially caught my attention. The fishermen make about $6-$8 a day fishing. The immediate response is that these people must live in complete poverty on such a paltry wage. [...]