One of my last Fridays in Santa Clara
Author: First Person Foreign
T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Tracking Down Teachers Thursday
Thursday was back to reality, but first: banana pancakes. The alarm went off before 8am (in other words, before it should) and I brushed my teeth, boiled my water, poured my coffee grounds, put on[…]
T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Waterfront Wednesday
Our day trip to San Juan La Laguna, Sololá
T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Tamale Tuesdays and Tradition
I told my host family on Monday night: I have a mission, and that is to buy tamales for Abby. They must be a specific tamale, not just any tamale, and they must be in[…]
T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Monday in Middle Schools
My Normal Monday Working in Middle Schools with Teachers, Anticipating the Changes (well, the ones I can anticipate) and trying to flow with everything else.
T-minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): A Lazy Saturday
One of my last Saturdays in site.
The Beginning of the End: Peace Corps
Reflecting on Service and General Updates On Me.
Hi-Lo 11: Surprises and Stings
It was sunny today in Sololá. I woke up and Abuelita was already weaving purple thread accompanied by Meesh (our cat. His name is Heróe but we all just call him Meesh, which is cat[…]
Hi-Lo 10: Project Framework & Shift
This week marks an exciting undertaking which is the PROJECT FRAMEWORK REVISION for Youth in Development. Basically, each Peace Corps project has a ‘logic project framework’ or in Spanish marco de trabajo that defines our project goals and[…]
Hi-Lo 8: Coffee & Romance
Cutting Coffee in Rural Guatemala in Santa Clara La Laguna, Sololá