Nahuala
Travel Blogs from Nahuala, Guatemala
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US Map
... know that it was a map of Africa? Was basic geography not part of the curriculum? Sometime last week I brought a unlabeled map of Guatemala home, I showed it to the host dad, (he is a 60 years old and travels often in the different areas of ...
Market day
... of food balanced on her head. I believe that the sack may contain rice or beans. The lady is wearing a typical Nahuala corte, brown flats, a green/grayish sweater and has a white sack of something balanced on her head. She does not have ...
Second day in Nahuala
... called nick and talked to him for about 20 minutes, he updated me on some things and I told him about my first day in Nahuala. I hung up and began to type up my field notes and ...
First day in Nahuala
... internet café and the rest of us stayed to take the things in. Walter left to wait for the other students coming in from Guatemala City, at the entrance closes to Guatemala city. Martha and I decided to find the internet café that Silvia went to, ...
First day of Tuj aka sweat bath
Saturday June 2, 2007 I wake up to the sound of rain and the need to go to the bathroom I try to fight the urge but I have to go. I get up and walk across the court yard. I ...
Tuesday in Nahuala
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 This morning, I did not want to wake up finally I did because I had to go pee. I got up and looked at the time, it read 9am I couldn't believe it so I looked ...
Another day
... I accidently woke up an hour earlier than I wanted to because I looked at my iPod that has the Texas time an hour earlier than Guatemala time. I didn't realize this till I was eating breakfast, by then it was too late for me to go back to bed. ...
and yet another day
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007 Today I woke up early once again this time to go to a meeting that the schools were having. We go there around 8am because that is when we were under the ...
In Nahuala
Wednesday, June 6, 2007 This morning around five in the morning a truck went by with a siren blaring then an announcement followed. I was unsure what the announcement was saying and ...
Homesick
Sunday, June 3rd, 2007 I wake up early and have breakfast around 8am. Its corn flakes with warm milk. I think it's weird but it taste okay. I don't talk much to my host family, ...
Wednesday...
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 Once again I am awakened by the sounds of random noises outside. I see that the sun is out and look at the time it is about 6:40am. I cover myself ...
Lots of Lej
My host mother and father had 4 children, the three girls live in Nahuala and their son in Solola, about an hour away. Their oldest daughter, Manuela (al We'l), has three daughters with her husband Miguel (a Mikel); Glendy (8), Johanna ...
Nahuala is Cold
... the window, and take in the beautiful Guatemalan landscape through a tiny LCD screen. About 15 minutes before arriving to Nahuala our double-shuttle gringo parade pulled to the shoulder because Jamie had thrown up. She had fallen ill by the ...
Nuchaj
... carry a humungous speaker on his back. William, 16 years old, has been trying to hang out with me since I arrived to Nahuala. His mom, the town gossip, tells me that his father passed away when he was young, so he likes to spend time ...
Among the Abix
... along. Once we arrived and there was no water to make coffee. I hid in the outhouse. Before arriving to Nahuala, Robyn and Gary bought 20 pounds of ground coffee, anticipating the town´s coffee vacuum. Yes, the families serve a ...
Obnoxious Advertising Saved my Life
... my towel hung on the back of my chair is always cold and wet, and the floor is slippery and freezing. This is Guatemala's rainy season which they call 'winter'. Now matter how beautiful the day begins, you can count on walking home ...
Update
Last week of classes. I'm making boats with Mario. He looks up to me and is very sad I'm leaving. I had a dream that an earthquake struck Gautemala and I took him to the US with me. His sister(s) flirt with me and it bothers ...
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