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Foreigner Alphabet Gender Roles Guatemala Learning Spanish Not From Here Peace Corps

P is for Pisto, Probando y Picante | Foreigner Alphabet

By First Person Foreign on April 7, 2018

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 experience of being foreign in a beautiful place, Guatemala, for two years of service…

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Guatemala Host Family K'iche' Learning Spanish Not From Here Peace Corps

Year Two Like a Mango

By First Person Foreign on March 24, 2018

Mango pits dusted the February pueblo streets: dotting my daily route with off-white pits decorated by stringy remains. One day in January there are no mangos and the next day there are mango pits everywhere to say: Hey, Mangos Are Here.
Last year I ate like two, in total, but…

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Beauty Changes Company Everyday Guatemala Host Family Peace Corps Struggles

The Big Cry, Part Two

By First Person Foreign on March 11, 2018

Continued from The Big Cry (Part One)
Clara saw my tears, grabbed my bags and helped me up the concrete steps, my host mom following behind. I immediately went for the medical kit and took two non-aspirin. (If they are non-aspirin, what are they? Why call them non-aspirin and instead…

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