Santa Clara

A Very Unusual February (in Peace Corps)

March 3, 2018March 3, 2018 First Person ForeignBeauty

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[…]

Le invito | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

December 10, 2017December 20, 2017 First Person Foreign75 Words in Guatemala

I’ve been in site for a year on December 6 (wave your hands in the air!). This experience keeps unfolding like backwards origami, or maybe like forwards origami (you know, the normal direction of origami).[…]

“Mondays Are Hard Here Too” And Other Easing-In Stories

January 5, 2017 First Person ForeignChanges

This is a patchwork of all the feels from week one. As wavering as unrooted as the feelings were, they came and went like the incumbent GI issues I experienced. I laid on the cold[…]

Arrival into Site: The First Morning

January 5, 2017 First Person ForeignBlank Slate

On my first night: As we eat, I look over at Doña Clara at 88 years old as she calmly eats. As her daughter teaches me K’iche words, she erupts in laughter, her body doesn’t[…]

The First Night in Site.

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 First Person ForeignBeauty

A first impression fest indeed. Santa Clara: I don’t know what this map means except that the lake is shaped like a fleeing flea. Or perhaps a cow leaping. Or maybe like a lake. My site[…]