As far as places I’ve lived with weirdo customs, Japan definitely takes first prize (remember the Penis Festival?). But you gotta give it to Guatemala for trying. When it’s your birthday here, people have this interesting annoying tradition that involves lighting fire crackers outside the birthday boy or girl’s bedroom door. At dawn. Or sometimes… Read More How’d you like to wake up to THIS on your birthday?
Today at work I was asked to substitute teach the Spanish class. One of the high school Spanish teachers had called out sick and being that I was the only teacher with a free period during that time, I’d been picked to fill-in. Which would have been perfectly fine if it weren’t for one teeny,… Read More That’s Guatemala For Ya
If you read “teaching job in Guatemala” in my last post and envisioned me sweating it out in a humid, windowless shack while my students sat on the dirt floor, shoeless yet eager to learn…well, you’d be a tad bit off with that one. The reality is that I teach in a very posh International… Read More My New Job
My roommate shrugged and then said the line that we use so often here it’s practically become our life motto: “Well, that’s Guatemala…” Tweet
When I showed up to Spanish school this past Monday, I was informed by the school’s secretary that: 1. My Spanish teacher had “amoebas” 2. He wouldn’t be coming back to school any time soon Well. I’m not entirely sure what amoebas are, but if they’re anything like the food poisoning I had a few… Read More My Spanish Teacher
All of these photos were taken by a friend of mine who lives in Panajachel, Guatemala. Some of her students (she teaches at an Elementary school) lost their homes during Tropical Storm Agatha. If you’d like to help out, the school she works for (the Robert Muller Life School) is accepting donations. All of the… Read More Agatha Aftermath: Want to Help Out?
If I could only use one word to describe my life in Guatemala, it would be this: rustic. Well, maybe it’s not rustic by some people’s standards. I mean, I have a roof over my head after all (although I use that term loosely), electricity (well, most days), cable TV, hot water (sometimes) and most importantly, Internet… Read More Roughing It in Xela, Guatemala
I love the graffiti art here. While it may never compete with the graffiti in Brazil, it’s still fun to look at. Here are some photos I took of the graffiti around my neighborhood in Xela. What do you think? And which cities or countries do you think have the best graffiti? Want to see… Read More Graffiti Art in Guatemala
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So remember the last post I wrote? The one where I made light of the fact that Guatemala is soon to become fish food? Yeah, of course you do. Because I only wrote it a couple of hours ago. Well, here’s another update on the situation that’s slightly less than funny: My ceiling is now… Read More Water, Water Everywhere…