I Hate to Be So Cynical, But . . .
Posted on September 1, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Personal | 3 Comments
A while back, I posted that our laundry detergent and a bottle of fabric softener had gone missing. Some of you suggested it might have been taken and to tell you the truth, I didn’t want to think about it because that would most likely mean it was our maid that was stealing. She has [...]
An Impromptu Trip to the Zoo
Posted on August 24, 2010 - Filed Under Fun, Guatemala, Kids, Travel | 7 Comments
This past Sunday we had quite the adventure. First we headed to Chimaltenango looking for something pretty specific. It wasn’t available in the MaxiBodega so we decided to go to the capital and try our luck at HiperPais. No go. Feeling a bit annoyed that we’d just traveled for entirely too long in two completely [...]
Raising Bilingual Kids
Posted on August 22, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Simple Life | 8 Comments
A LOT of people ask me how we managed to raise our kids to be fluent in two languages. There are a lot of questions out there and while I’m no expert, I did do some research before Dorian was born to try and make sure we did the right thing. So, with that in [...]
The Story Behind the Price
Posted on August 13, 2010 - Filed Under Culture Clash, Guatemala, Simple Life | 4 Comments
I was in the market today and was buying my potatoes and realized that I love hearing the vendors give a reason for their prices to their clients. For example, the exchange I heard today:
Buyer: “How much for the bananas?”
Vendor: “Twelve for the dozen.” Lifts the bananas up. The buyer turns away. “But for you, [...]
It’s Been a While . . .
Posted on August 10, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Simple Life | 13 Comments
since I washed clothes in a washing machine. As in, almost a decade. To be perfectly honest, I have had someone else washing for me for the past six months or so. And way back when I lived in Antigua in a shared house, we had a teensy machine, which I used exactly once because [...]
Conversations with an In-law
Posted on August 6, 2010 - Filed Under Culture Clash, Guatemala, Kids | 8 Comments
Yesterday, I took the boys out to see some friends. We left when it was still hot out and though I knew it would likely be raining out by the time we got back, I didn’t plan to be out for long and figured the kids would be fine in tee shirts.
We were a little [...]
Adios, Carro
Posted on July 30, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Simple Life | 3 Comments
Our car has been sitting in the neighbor’s garage for . . . well, a while. With the upcoming trip to Canada, there was no way we could afford to put the new computer in and quite frankly, I’m sick the stupid thing anyway.
So I listed it for sale on MundoAnuncio, a classified site [...]
Government Work: Not What It’s Cracked Up to Be
Posted on July 15, 2010 - Filed Under Culture Clash, Guatemala, Simple Life | 5 Comments
Irving used to work for the Ministry of Education here in Guatemala. They did wonderful things like not paying their teachers for up to 8 months at a time and making a point of putting teachers in the furthest town possible from where they lived. Fun times.
After Dante was born, Irving really hated being a [...]
Want Some Guatemalan Stuff?
Posted on July 11, 2010 - Filed Under Contest, Friends, Guatemala | 3 Comments
Michele was down here in Guatemala for a while and we met up a couple of weeks ago. I’ve put off posting about it because I’ve been too busy to edit photos (hence the lack of photos in posts recently). We had an AWESOME time with her and her family (and extended family) at a [...]
When You Give a Kid a Camera
Posted on July 8, 2010 - Filed Under Guatemala, Kids, Simple Life | 1 Comment
Dorian is fascinated by photography and has been for over a year. Since he is very careful, he’s allowed to use our camera for short periods of time. He frequently asks to use it and then he goes around the house and even outside, snapping photos.
Most of his pictures of his own shoes, various textures [...]
