I had to take 4 buses and 5 hours to get to Tanya for her birthday. To get there I walk out of my house on the corner (after saying bye to Abuelita, Host Mom[…]
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Tag: Gender Roles
P is for Pisto, Probando y Picante | Foreigner Alphabet
Foreigner Alphabet is a series of posts inspired by The 75 Palabras in Guatemala Series. It is not a real alphabet, it’s a series of words organized by their first letter and inspired by the[…]
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“Vaya” le dije yo | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
It’s hard to isolate single words and explain them, mejor usar frases o cuentas completas, because in this culture when I refer to something I learned I remember it in story form. Responses, answers and[…]
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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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El Varón | 75 Palabras 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[…]
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Piropos | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
I went to Guatemala City for a doctor’s appointment. As I waited for my ride, a gentleman named Hector introduced himself to me. He was the guard in the building I just left. He asked[…]
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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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Meals | Guatemala At Home
If you want to learn what a culture values, eat within that culture. Eat at a home. Eat. Eat. Eat eat eat. Ever since I moved in with my host family (8 days ago), I[…]
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