Nothing came out how I thought it would. At the moment, I feel fine. Not too stressed or overwhelmed, but I am aware that the events of this week were all at stormy sea. Week[…]
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Category: Not From Here
Week Five: A Clearing
It takes five weeks for an embryo to look like this: Yep, that’s right, a weird ass octopus the size of a sesame seed. At five weeks “You may notice some pregnancy-related discomforts already. Many[…]
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HOW I FEEL in Guatemala: Gringo-Lumped
This episode in feelings: Surrounded by Tourists and Being Lumped In With Them I’m sure every volunteer has this experience and today, I had mine. I’ve only been in Antigua for early morning transfers to[…]
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Los Difuntos | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
Now I have heard of some strange things in my life, but tonight when my host mom told me we were going to eat breakfast with “the difuntos” in the morning and I googled “difuntos”[…]
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Canche | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
Canche means “blonde” but it has expanded its scope to simply mean “white folk.” And don’t confuse canche with cancha, because cancha is “soccer field.” Even though I’m not blonde, I’m a lot closer to a canche[…]
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Machista | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
La cultura machista has come up several times, with my host mom and my first Profe Eduardo. Our Training Director doesn’t ever use that term, she only says that there are defined gender roles and[…]
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¡Ánimo! | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
Amanda and I went running for the first time together on my second week here. It was like two gringas were released from captivity and everyone was watching us run to freedom. I felt like[…]
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HOW I FEEL (in Guatemala) | Tragedy in Threes & Ceremonies in Three Hours
One time, not too long ago and not long enough, I came home from work and a realization unhatched with great gusto: Carlton, my cat, had fleas. I’d been noticing him itch more than usual but it[…]
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Oops and Ouch | History Lesson Gone Sideways
I’m an American woman, a Gen Y-er, a reflective feminist and an Independent. I am in a new country on a different continent. Why are the deeply rooted issues of my own culture intensified now that[…]
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El Mosquitero | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
El Mosquitero is a mosquito net. This can also refer to a screen door. In my case, it is a square shaped canopy that incarcerates me in my bed chamber at night. One of the[…]
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