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…
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san cristobal
***** Okay, San Cristobal, Chiapas Mexico is awesome! We walked the city for hours today, and around every corner found new ruins, churches or other click-worthy scenery. In addition to being clean, colorful, and full…
rising the souls of the dead
Feria del Barrilete Gigante “Giant Kite Festival” Latin America prefers to celebrate a Day of Saints instead of a “Dia de los Brujas” (“Day of the Witches”…aka Halloween). And how exactly do they celebrate it?…
the age old chicken question
The Age Old Chicken Question As of today, I have been gone for exactly seven months. This date is special for me because 1.) it´s the first day in seven months that I used a…
spaking English
Speak English An object weighing 750 pounds and displacing 10 cubic ft is lying in 50 ft of fresh water. If a drum is to be used to lift the object to the surface, how…
juan pedro the creep
***** Two days ago, Juan Pedro CLEARY violated our agreement by inviting his friends over to our apartment. Not only that, but one particularly obnoxious friend had the nerve to use my shower. With no…
mobile makeover
Mobile Makeover ***** Before… and after… Central America is big into recycling old American busses. I was traveling with some British guys in Nicaragua and broke out in tears of laughter when they started jumping…