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TOURING GUATEMALA: Night Bus to Flores, I’m an RPCV and I’ll cry if I want to

By on April 11, 2019

NIGHT BUS TO FLORES:

When Amanda and I left on the night bus, we grabbed some street beans “amoebeans” we called them, and myself with chao mein on styrofoam plates. Local AF. I couldn’t believe there was a trash can to put them in. We got on the bus and…


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T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): A Double-Feature, My Last Work Monday and Tuesday

By on March 24, 2019

Dios Mío. There aren’t other words. But this is a blog, so there are. On my second-to-last Monday in site (the 18th) I got myself out of bed, showered, coffee-powered and out the door to knock on the classroom door at 8:41 (one minute behind). The weather was sunny,…


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T-Minus Guatemala (Peace Corps Ending): How To Lose A Pueblo in 10 Days

By on March 18, 2019

It’s 11pm on a Sunday night. It’s my second to last Sunday in site. Tomorrow I have a session to observe and some tasks to accomplish, and then I go to another school in the afternoon. I will put my traje on, ask Clara to help me do it,…

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