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The Beginning: Week One In Guatemala

By on October 16, 2016

Genesis 1:1: In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
In the beginning (anew), I moved to Guatemala.
I remember when I started my big Euroventure and I also had no idea what I was doing, so I slept.
I remember when I moved to Alaska (for the summer) and…


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Smiling in Spanish, The Next Wedding Shower

By on October 12, 2016

So……… I was bamboozled AGAIN. Two Sundays in a row.

Last Sunday I went to a ‘lunch’ that was a 4.5 hour wedding shower. This Sunday I went to ‘meet my host mom’s family’ and it was also a wedding shower.

I knew I was going to meet Rosa Maria’s family. I…


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Meals | Guatemala At Home

By on October 10, 2016

If you want to learn what a culture values, eat within that culture. Eat at a home. Eat. Eat. Eat eat eat.
Ever since I moved in with my host family (8 days ago), I sit at the dining table for three meals a day everyday. I can’t remember the…

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