Stick Men With Guns Confession of an Armed Robbery Victim Place: Livingston, Guatemala Date: May 9th, 2001 Time: 11:00 a.m. Stina was my hostel hammock neighbor. She and I exchanged introductions in the morning over…
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how the chicken bus crossed the road
I`ve had less than five hours of sleep each night this week….but fresh posts and pictures to come. But right now all I can think of is collapsing into my hammock for my first descanso…
my favorite color
My favorite color in the world is that of the color of the sky exactly 20 minutes after sunset and 5 minutes before the first star appears. Of course, if you drape it around a…
scanhappy – a statistical update
Scan-Happy! Anybody out there remember back in March ´01 when I did a short stint working in an internet cafe? Well one of the former-employee-benefits that I just uncovered is free scanning! Yeah! So I´ve…
i have lice
I Have Lice I`m a terrible friend to post this picture of my fellow long-term volunteer friends… ….but how could I resist!? I`ve been busy spinning the turn-tables from being a “Community Developer” to an…
pop goes Antigua
Pop Goes Antigua I`ve never been one to make a big deal about holidays. Something about having to “designate” days to show people we love and appreciate them turns me off. I prefer to practice…
a message from god in hell
A Message From God in Hell *head spins* Where to EVEN start? So after Cuba, I hopped bus and made my way to Tulum, Mexico. I “planned” (why do I even bother?) to arrive in…
my first country without a guidebook
CUBA and the “Buena Vista SOL Club” My mother writes, “You didn’t know Cuba was off limits to US citizens? Blows my theories about your know-all!” Rest easy Mom, of course I knew Cuba was…
thou shal not own a ditigal camera
P-P-P-Picture Time…. Lot to say. Little time. First of all: My THIRD digital camera was stolen *before I even got my hands on it!*. I´ve been in *laughter* hysterics about it all day. *thunder rumbles*…