Trip: Guatemala 2002
There are [7] stories from my trip: Guatemala 2002
GUATEMALA | Thursday, 28 Feb 2002 | Views [3023] | Comments [2]
Sipicate is a black sand beach on the Pacific Coast of Guatemala. Surf
is what my Guatemalan friends revolve their lives around. Last
weekend, we kicked it in beach cabins for a two-day surf competition
where the boys took 1st in the Boogie Board ... Read more >
Tags: beaches & sunshine, black sand, guatemala, sipicate
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 26 Feb 2002 | Views [1151]
-- As of 26, February 2002 -- # of Months on the Road = 11 # of Suspicious Skin Infections in 11 Mos. = 3 # of Digital Cameras Donated to the Guatemalan Black Market = 3 # of Persons reported in a Kidnapping for Ransom in the City Yesterday = 3 $$$ ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, solbeam, statistics, the stats
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2002 | Views [3262] | Comments [1]
In
Portland, Oregon, when given a piece of white construction paper and
finger paints, children will blob and smudge paintings of snow-capped
mountains topped with whipped-cream clouds and sprinkled with pine
trees. In San Diego, California, kids ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, mountains, volcano
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 17 Feb 2002 | Views [956]
*turns her pant pockets inside out and shakes the sand out of them* I'm
back from my three-day-date with a hammock on the black sand beaches of
Monterico. It's amazing how exhasting being lazy can be! In any case, I
have a monster blog in the works ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, hammock, monterico, mountains
GUATEMALA | Tuesday, 12 Feb 2002 | Views [1921]
So today we celebrate Carnival in
Guatemala. *looks around* No parades, beads or frats of raving boys
with video cameras in sight (thank God!)...but then again, we Americans
always love to add our own, um...flavor? to the traditions
we've...um.... Read more >
Tags: carnival, festivals, guatemala
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 10 Feb 2002 | Views [1769]
I work as a volunteer in Guatemala City with the children of a community of families who live in the city dump. It sounds impressive, eh? People are always fascinated when they I tell them what I do and they often go into an extensive session of questioning ... Read more >
Tags: christmas party, guatemala, lice, volunteer, work
GUATEMALA | Sunday, 10 Feb 2002 | Views [1215] | Comments [1]
Okay, the combination of working at the project *turns knob two turns
to the right*, working at the bar *turns knob two turns left*, Spanish
classes *turns knob right again*, the gym *turns knob left half turn*
and a social life *centers knob and ... Read more >
Tags: guatemala, safe passage, solbeam, work
