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We woke this morning to sunny skies over Puget Sound which is not a very common event.  Generally, this part of Washington State sees plenty of rainfall and more than its fair share of gray, misty days.   So the sunny skies also upped the temperature a bit so it was very comfortable for usContinue reading “A Hard Row To Hoe”

The first leg of our travels began in the wee hours before dawn.  I woke to the first jingle of our melodious alarm clock in great anticipation of the journey ahead.  Our friend Joe arrived at 6:15 to take us to the airport.  I was surprised to see that even at that early hour theContinue reading “Westward Bound”

It was a very busy week taking Spanish lessons every day and several days we had two hours of homework.  Carmen was an excellent teacher and I think our Spanish improved greatly.  It was challenging and most days we were pretty tired. On Wednesday we went for a walk, and had lunch at Senor Pepian.Continue reading “Our Last Saturday In Antigua”

On Sunday nights at 5:30 women gather on the corner of 6th and 6th in Antigua to dine together and talk about careers, NGOs and anything else that may come up during the hour or two gathering.  Deet is one of the women who began this gathering six years ago and has continued it everyContinue reading “Learning Spanish in Antigua”

Today was a special day.  Bruce and I had made arrangements to go to our friend, Ruth’s, house for lunch and to see her village and meet her family.  Before we left home Fuego was putting on a show this morning sending up puffs of smoke and some low rumblings. We began our day byContinue reading “Ruth’s House For Lunch in San Antonio Aguas Calientes”

We’re home two days now and still catching up on our rest.  I’m going to Casa Jackson to help with the babies this afternoon.  Therefore, I am compelled to finish writing about our journey before it becomes a vague and distant memory. We had to take another eight hour bus trip to Rio Dulce andContinue reading “Last Stop in Livingston”

Today is Monday, March 20th.  Bruce and I returned to Antigua safe and sound after a very tiring and sometimes perilous journey around Guatemala.  Sumec Champey behind us let me continue with our story last Wednesday. We arrived in Flores after several stops and a 40 minute situation where the shuttle driver was trying toContinue reading “Tikal – An Amazing Journey Back in Time”

We left Antigua alive with anticipation but also with some concerns that our well planned trip would have some rough patches.  Of course, the first rough patch came when our driver arrived 20 minutes late and then spent 40 minutes more stopping at various hotels and tiendas in Antigua picking up passengers and groceries.  It wasContinue reading “Semuc Champey – A Rough Patch or Two or Three”

Most of the day was like every other Saturday.  We went to Caoba Farms to buy some organic tomatoes, avocados and cucumbers.  Bruce and I ran into our friend Deet who we hadn’t seen in awhile.   Then we walked up to the weavers market because I wanted to buy six placemats.  I saw RuthContinue reading “Posado de Don Rodrigo La Antigua – Dinner and a Show”

Today we had the good fortune of being able to sleep in.  I didn’t realize I was going to need the extra rest – how hard is it holding babies and changing diapers?  Our day started off very slowly.  Bruce caught a great shot of Fuego, which had made a few booms in the night.Continue reading “My First Day As a Volunteer At Casa Jackson”