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Pena | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

April 30, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words 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[…]

Mantequilla! | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

April 30, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words 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[…]

La Mera Nalga | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

Nalga means butt in Spanish. The first time I heard the word was over the plancha/stove as my host mom recounted the story of a time she fell ill. “I didn’t get out of bed[…]

Aceite | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

February 26, 2017March 9, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

I explained the situation over the fire. It’s where I explain most situations. The ‘situation’ being: I’m not decided on the next time I should go home, a normal question for PCVs worldwide I’m sure. Luckily[…]

El Varón | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

You’re pura nena. “I say that because you aren’t married” she says. “When a person is married, they are señora. But until they get married they are nena.” Oh lord be with me in my[…]

Primeramente Dios | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

February 8, 2017February 19, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

This is the stuff culture shock is made of. If you’re from a country where church and state have designated playgrounds, this continent’s roots may hit you like a brick wall. It’s not bad, it’s[…]

Hembra | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

January 27, 2017February 1, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

The first week in site, welcome and instructions came in a shower of words from my host mom. Lots of words. At dinner, she’d eat a bite, wipe her mouth and say more. Eat a bite,[…]

Cualquier Cosa | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

January 12, 2017February 19, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

When I moved to site, I become immediately aware of two phrases: “Cualquier cosa, con confianza.” Like peanut butter and jelly, they compliment each other and often come as a pair but can just as[…]

La Navidad | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

January 9, 2017February 19, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

I’ve never been awoken into Christmas morning by a rooster, bombarded by the harsh snaps of endless cohetes and bombas (firecrackers), with small chicks chirping for food around my feet as I walk downstairs to greet the[…]

Fomentar | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

December 17, 2016: K’oliw! (kuh-olee-ew) is K’iche’ for “Is anybody here?” I say this as I walk into the kitchen. I took my second Mayan language class (Cuerpo de Paz pays for 20 hours) and[…]