….after 80% of the country put in its vote, my host family huddles around the television and awaits the result… My fingers and mind cross at the idea that there actually exists a chance that…
Browsing Category guatemala
Palabras Nuevas
Ah. Nothing like some new words to add to my memorized mental dictionary! Want to hear some of the latest additions? How about; conjuntivitis, fainting, vomiting, dog bite, rabies, strep throat, fever, infection, injections and…
a reality float
A Reality Float This weekend I was at salsa bar in Portland. I escaped from a twirling-wonderland on the dance floor for a brief re-hydration break. The bartender gave me the acknowledgement nod. Me: “Agua,…
“SSR” — Saint Seeking Revelers
“SSR” — Saint Seeking Revelers Name: San Simon Aliases/Nicknames: Maximon, Ry Laj Man, Judas Iscariot, Pedro de Alvarado, Rij Laj Ethnicity: Mayan with Spanish Influences Height: Your Average Life Sized Doll Weight: About 50 lbs…
slowly fasting
Slowly Fasting I’m still at the lake (San Marcos), but just hopped a pick-up truck to a nearby Mayan village for a look around and spotted an internet cafe. (Amazing how un-wide this world web…
daze of days
Daze of Days Did you know that you have muscles in your fingers, armpits, neck and wrists? Well I do NOW…. because they, and the 200 other muscles that I have successfully managed to ignore…
the sol times
The Sol Times News for Saturday the 9th, of March 2002 Crime Report Last night, at approximately 11:10 p.m. at the nightclub “Casbah”, located in Antigua Guatemala, a fight was reported to have broken out…