October 13th, 2005 Xela, Guatemala Tropical Storm Stan Evacuee Camp “psssst!” I look around the room, but there is only an old woman stooped over a broom sweeping the floor. People have been hissing at…
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silence squeaks
bean and corn field outside of Nebaj Like a child who has witnessed a tragedy beyond their vocabulary of comprehension, my mouth has been closed in silent surrender of the search for fitting words that…
white and red aliens
I close my eyes and step out of my house in Oregon. I shuffle down the driveway to the mailbox to pick up the morning paper and right before I cross the street a black…
all saints
The bus ungracefully bumbles its way along a long unpaved road. Its full load of passengers jiggles and jostle more to the tune of the bumps on the gravel path than that of the reggaeton…
phew.
We´re all wipin´ the sweat from our brows over here… > Ex-Dictator Rios Montt Loses in Guatemala Vote
Tonight in Guatemala
….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…
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…