When I moved to site, I treated myself to my first ever bluetooth, wireless speaker. I’m not one for keeping up on technology trends, not until they aren’t exciting and new anymore, then I consider[…]
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Author: First Person Foreign
Writing in Santa Clara La Laguna, Sololá
High Fives! Six Month Anniversary in Peace Corps
HIGH FIVES WE DID IT. You and me, 6 months! You know the moment in School of Rock when Jack Black high fives all his students and runs out of the school before they’ve even[…]
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Mujeron | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
I’m a new woman! Actually, I’m exactly the same. But I’ve had a Mayan makeover (I couldn’t resist the alliteration). I finally acquired a complete set of traje típico: güipil, corte and faja. A Güipil[…]
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Learning a Language | Half of sentences…
When I met Training Host Mom Rosa Maria, she was very patient and spoke slowly. I told her Spanish was ‘difícil’ for me before I knew the phrase “me cuesta.” And she told me “pero[…]
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Significa | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
I called from across the street to a man in a bright red shirt. I recognized something: the font of that familiar “KEEP CALM and CARRY ON” message. It said “KEEP CALM and TAKE ACTION.”[…]
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Machismo | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
This is about gender roles/roles de género as I see it. My writing shares my opinion, experience and reflections. I can’t speak for the whole country of Guatemala, in fact I don’t speak for Guatemala[…]
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Creído | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
After I moved in to my Santa Clara home, a lady in the market asked my host mom “So are you proud now?” In Spanish, estás creída? She’s referring to the time my host mom[…]
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Pena | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
Pena is like concern for another. It should have been my first post in Guatemala! Before we even stepped foot in country, we were told “no tengas pena!” and it keeps popping up like the dead[…]
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Mantequilla! | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
I’ve become an avid avocado buyer and eater. Aguacates are not in season anymore, sadly, but from November to January, you see avocados the side of small footballs. If you ask me what my favorite[…]
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Learning a Language | Coming Back to Spanish (Throwback)
In high school I was awarded “Excellence in Spanish II” sophomore year followed by “Most Enthusiastic in Spanish III” junior year. I think Excellence meant highest grade and Most Enthusiastic meant Pain in the Cheeks. Mrs. Sweeney[…]
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