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La Noche Cultural | The Second Part

By on June 22, 2018

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It is past dark and the program begins.

I must say, Seño Graciela looks beautiful. She is wearing the traje típico of Santa Clara, the classic pattern with a simple dark blue background with a bright, pink line down the center.

After Seño Graciela and Profe Alex…


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La Noche Cultural | The First Part

By on June 22, 2018

I got to Paquip at 4:45pm on a Thursday in April. Seño Juana, the school principal, was running past me out of the gym. When I saw her that morning at another school where I work, she said: “We’re going to get Wendy at 5pm so you will just…


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De Tal Palo, De Tal Astilla 3 | My Parents’ Visit

By on June 10, 2018

Be sure to read 1 and 2 first!

DAY SEVEN:

Panajachel is the biggest tourist hub on Lake Atitlán. Lake Atitlán is a popular Guatemalan destination, it’s stunningly beautiful, and it’s got “lake towns” scattered all around it. My site, Santa Clara La Laguna, has ‘laguna’ in…

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