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T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Viernes is for Vapor and Visme

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 First Person ForeignChanges

One of my last Fridays in Santa Clara

T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Tracking Down Teachers Thursday

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 First Person ForeignEquidad de genero

Thursday was back to reality, but first: banana pancakes. The alarm went off before 8am (in other words, before it should) and I brushed my teeth, boiled my water, poured my coffee grounds, put on[…]

T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Waterfront Wednesday

March 2, 2019March 3, 2019 First Person ForeignBeauty

Our day trip to San Juan La Laguna, Sololá

T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Tamale Tuesdays and Tradition

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 First Person Foreigncoffee

I told my host family on Monday night: I have a mission, and that is to buy tamales for Abby. They must be a specific tamale, not just any tamale, and they must be in[…]

T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): Monday in Middle Schools

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 First Person ForeignGoodbye

My Normal Monday Working in Middle Schools with Teachers, Anticipating the Changes (well, the ones I can anticipate) and trying to flow with everything else.

T-minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): A Lazy Saturday

February 24, 2019February 25, 2019 First Person ForeignBeauty

One of my last Saturdays in site.

The Beginning of the End: Peace Corps

February 22, 2019February 25, 2019 First Person ForeignAbuelita

Reflecting on Service and General Updates On Me.

Hi-Lo 11: Surprises and Stings

January 23, 2019January 23, 2019 First Person ForeignAbuelita

It was sunny today in Sololá. I woke up and Abuelita was already weaving purple thread accompanied by Meesh (our cat. His name is Heróe but we all just call him Meesh, which is cat[…]

Hi-Lo 10: Project Framework & Shift

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 First Person ForeignAbuelita

This week marks an exciting undertaking which is the PROJECT FRAMEWORK REVISION for Youth in Development. Basically, each Peace Corps project has a ‘logic project framework’ or in Spanish marco de trabajo that defines our project goals and[…]

Hi-Lo 8: Coffee & Romance

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019 First Person ForeignBeauty

Cutting Coffee in Rural Guatemala in Santa Clara La Laguna, Sololá