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El Tobillo (or.. when I fell) | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

By on September 24, 2017

Before that day, that fateful afternoon, I could say wrist, liver, distinguished, decade, hallucinogen, family planning and chemotherapy in Spanish, but not ankle.
So when I called my host sister and said “Yo necesito ayudo me caí después del mercado, aquí abajo” the words that I needed were the only…


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Buen Provecho | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

By 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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Mucha Bulla | 75 Palabras in Guatemala

By on June 11, 2017

When I moved to site, I treated myself to my first ever bluetooth, wireless speaker. I’m not one for keeping up on technology trends, not until they aren’t exciting and new anymore, then I consider buying them. I don’t own an iPad. I’ve never owned an iPad. I don’t…

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