Misadventures & The Mercado- Solola

February 28, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

    Some mornings, I just should stay in bed… or on the living room floor in my sleeping bag as the case may be. Friday was one of those […]

COED Guatemala-A Ray Of Hope

February 26, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

  There are so many days in life when I fight the temptation to throw up my hands and give up on the world. The problems are so big. The […]

The Beauty of Three Generation Travel: Chichicastenango

February 25, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

The children hop like grasshoppers when the word “Chichicastenango” surfaces. It’s one of their favourite towns in the highlands of Guatemala and is home to a market that draws visitors […]

Flashback: Grammy & Gramps Arrive

February 20, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

The house is quiet.  This is a rare thing.  I love to wake early and sit, wrapped in my sleeping bag, like a worm, and write as the sky fades […]

Sometimes Love Surprises You… and other thoughts on Valentine’s Day

February 14, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

      Sometimes love surprises you.   I had the great privilege of growing up in one of the best families on the planet. If you’ve ever met my […]

Home is where…

February 7, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

    It struck me as I reached the top of the path up from the embarcadero. The boat ride was unusually slow and I was unusually tired. The long […]

On Serendipity & Detours

January 21, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

Some days are not what one expects. I should expect this by now; especially when things are going perfectly.   Days when I cross continents, or switch them altogether, are […]

The Journey Continues…

January 4, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

In which the Grandparents leave, Hannah makes some money & we say goodbye…

Happy New Year

January 1, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

The New Year did not come quietly to Guatemala.  I don’t think it ever has.   It began with a lot of squealing children hugging the daylights out of Dennis, […]

Waiting for Godot… I mean… Dennis.

December 31, 2010 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

It is 6: 43 a.m.  The sun has just tipped into the crater and the first rays are lighting the tips of the banana trees and making the huge, apricot […]