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Buen Provecho | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

By First Person Foreign on July 23, 2017

“Feliz Cumpleaños” means Happy Birthday, but cumple means “you complete” + “years.” So the term is also used for death anniversaries or any anniversary, every time you complete a year… For example, on July 19 I told my host sister that it was my Grandmother’s “anniversary of her death”…

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Creído | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

By First Person Foreign on April 30, 2017

After I moved in to my Santa Clara home, a lady in the market asked my host mom “So are you proud now?” In Spanish, estás creída? She’s referring to the time my host mom escorted a tall gringa down the street on market day. She’s referring to me….

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Pena | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

By First Person Foreign on April 30, 2017

Pena is like concern for another. It should have been my first post in Guatemala!
Before we even stepped foot in country, we were told “no tengas pena!” and it keeps popping up like the dead keep pushing up daisies. It’s hard to encapsulate because it’s woven in the tela, it’s…

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