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Mi Familia

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [353]

Here is my homestay family in Xela--Daniel, Trinis, Wendy & Miriam. They are lovely people providing caring, good food, laughs, and corrections to my Spanish. The post-face smooshing photo is in the gallery.

Building "Estufas"

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [465] | Comments [1]

This week has been a busy week.  On Wednesday there was the Proyeto Estufas (Stoves Project) and on Thusday there was a visit to the Guarderia (Day Care Center).  They are both on-going projects that our school have where students can just sign up to ... Read more >

Gallery: The Guarderia (day care center)

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Guatemala - Lago Atitlan

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By rachel_and_daniel | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Guatemala - Antigua

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 | By rachel_and_daniel | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Guatemala - Tikal and Semuc Champey

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By rachel_and_daniel | Photo Gallery


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The best Hot Springs I've ever been to...

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Views [1564] | Comments [1]

Last Sunday I went to this hot springs called "Fuente Georginas" which is about 40 min from Xela with two of my female schoolmates, Jen and Susan.  There is a daily shuttle by a local tour operator which costs Q.50 and then the entrance fee ... Read more >

Gallery: The Stove Project - Day 1

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Fuentes Georgina Hot Springs

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By muimui2009 | Photo Gallery


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unbloggable

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 | By soyeldustin | Views [383] | Comments [3]

i guess theres something i ought explain. im getting a little tired of blogging, i feel like most the stories are getting to be the same thing, and the really important, interesting stuff is impossible to describe. i cant sit here in an internet cafe ... Read more >

The Killer Slide in Action

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [371] | Video

To appreciate this slide we staged a race between John, Becca, Emi and Aaron. On your mark, get set, Go!  Emi was the clear winner.

Killer slide

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [1095] | Comments [5]

Day1 of school was both fun and exhausting mentally by the first break at 10:30. The school has afternoon activities this week to El Cerro de Baúl a hillside overlooking Xela. There one finds this killer slide in the playground. What I failed to mention ... Read more >

Gallery: Xela Life

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Photo Gallery

Settling into my new adventure
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Guatemala City

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 | By emmagf | Views [239]

Still trying out the site.

Arriving at School

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 | By tom_moench | Views [373] | Comments [2]

22 March: The bus makes it to Xela, the second largest city in Guatemala high in the mountains at 7500 ft.  As the bus unloads a young taxi driver is waiting at the door of the bus asking me if I need a taxi. I do and for cincuenta quetzales (~$6) he ... Read more >

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“Eager to share”. While wandering through the shop-lined streets in Saraguru, we stopped to ask some of the shopkeepers if we could take pictures of their colorful shops. The language barrier was overcome with gestures and smiles, and when they saw that we were interested in their shops and their work, they were more than happy to open up to us and share about their livelihoods. They proudly showed their large piles of cotton outside and then motioned for us to follow them to another building where they had a large pile of lentil-like grain, which they again proudly showcased. So much can be said sometimes without understanding a single word.: by jbatryn, Views[950]
“Eager to share”. While wandering through the shop-lined streets in Saraguru, we stopped to ask some of the shopkeepers if we could take pictures of their colorful shops. The language barrier was overcome with gestures and smiles, and when they saw that we were interested in their shops and their work, they were more than happy to open up to us and share about their livelihoods. They proudly showed their large piles of cotton outside and then motioned for us to follow them to another building where they had a large pile of lentil-like grain, which they again proudly showcased. So much can be said sometimes without understanding a single word.

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