Houston… we have a problem!

April 18, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

We ran, like crazy people, through the Houston airport, vainly hoping there’d be time.  There wasn’t. As if in one last homage to the Central American vibe our plane left […]

Good Gifts-Our Last Night In Guatemala

April 15, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

Antigua is a zoo tonight. The whole town is swollen in anticipation of semana santa and the streets are positively oozing people.   We’re safely tucked into Hotel Don Ismael, […]

Continental Shift

April 10, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

One week from today we’ll be waking up in Chicago.   It’s always a weird feeling, to get to the point in a journey where it’s time for a major […]

Help Me Help My Friends: Partner with Hannah & CoEd Guatemala

April 5, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

Cool mountain air rushes in through the open window of our rented van. High among the mountains of Guatemala we wind along the paths, going higher and higher. Our destination […]

Music in San Marcos

April 4, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Podcast, Travelogue

Travel with us to some of our favorite hang-outs in San Marcos la Laguna to listen to music.

Then & Now: Three Years In Review, As Seen From a Hammock

April 2, 2011 in Africa, Austria, Belgium, Belize, blog, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Europe, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Inspiration, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, North America, Travelogue, Tunisia, United States

It’s my favourite thing, sitting in the hammock, watching the lago. It’s beautiful at any time of day, but there’s something about sneaking down there after dinner when the water […]

One Family: Three Years: Three Continents: Fifteen Countries… and counting. A Photo Essay

March 31, 2011 in Africa, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Europe, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Inspiration, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, North America, Travelogue, Tunisia, United States

Earlier this week our family celebrated an important milestone: We realized that March 24th marked the beginning of our fourth year of living full-time on the road. As other traveling […]

“It’s a party now!”

March 25, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

You can trust me when I say that any morning beginning with vomit and a side order of anti-diarrheals with breakfast for two thirds of the family is a harbinger […]

Timing is Everything

March 23, 2011 in blog, Guatemala, Honduras, North America, Travelogue

Sometimes, timing is everything. You wouldn’t think so, living down here, where we’ve officially retired our watches and just live life on our bio-rhythms and what seems “right” in terms […]

A Visit to Copan: In Which Ezra Finally “Gets It.”

March 22, 2011 in blog, Honduras, North America, Travelogue

The view from the top of the big pyramid at Copan is surreal. The foggy, drizzle, completely uncharacteristic for March and April in this part of the world, turned the […]