At 4:26 am I got four simultaneous phone calls. It was my from my school director. The school secretary, Ana Marta, told me they would pass right by my house. So I was pendiente to[…]
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Tag: Paquip
La Noche Cultural | The Second Part
Check-out the first part first! It is past dark and the program begins. I must say, Seño Graciela looks beautiful. She is wearing the traje típico of Santa Clara, the classic pattern with a simple[…]
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La Noche Cultural | The First Part
I got to Paquip at 4:45pm on a Thursday in April. Seño Juana, the school principal, was running past me out of the gym. When I saw her that morning at another school where I[…]
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A Very Unusual February (in Peace Corps)
It turns out that 31 is not too old to experience something new and unexpected for the first time. If you’re starting to feel moldy from routine, Peace Corps is for you. But I’m referring[…]
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Extravío | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
Shortcut. I’d never heard the word. I think I looked it up one other time, but like imperfecto de subjunctivo, it didn’t stick. And the term I found wasn’t extravío, it was something else. In[…]
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Terremoto | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
In Guatemala, temblores/tremors are a part of life. Terremotos son otras cosas, they are earthquakes. Terremotos jumble the earth. My host family asked: “Do you have them in your home?” and la verdad es no,[…]
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Jalón | 75 Palabras in Guatemala
I wore a black dress that ends a bit above my knees. It’s a dress by Athleta with thumb holes in the sleeves and a hoodie-style middle pocket. It fits me like most dresses don’t:[…]
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