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 […]

From Delta Flight 1600… somewhere over the Eastern Seaboard

January 5, 2011 in North America, Travelogue, United States

    Airports are like a country themselves.  They have a distinct government, culture, language and economy.  Once inside the network, you’re sheltered from the rest of the world in […]

The Journey Continues…

January 4, 2011 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

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

A Christmas Day Crash

December 26, 2010 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

in which we celebrate and have a minor Christmas catastrophe…

The Grandparents Are HERE!!

December 23, 2010 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

We stood in the cool darkness of a Guatemala City night, swimming in the ocean of smells and sounds that is the capitol city, huddled together for a little extra […]

The Best Serendipity Of The Week

December 4, 2010 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

in which we make new friends and jump off a cliff…

Yard Party

November 26, 2010 in Guatemala, North America, Podcast, Travelogue

This morning we started to see people coming through our yard. This is not totally unusual, since we don’t know everyone yet, but it was unusual to see this many, or to see them coming with wood, pots, coolers, and boxes of food.
Here is a little bit of video captured from throughout the day.

We’ve Adopted!

November 18, 2010 in Guatemala, North America, Travelogue

In which we adopt, or are adopted, depending on how you look at it.

Santiago de Atitlan and Maximon

November 17, 2010 in Guatemala, North America, Podcast, Travelogue

We travel to Santiago de Atitlan and visit the idol “Maximon”.