Today my Dutch roommate told me that he doesn’t like living with expats. “At home I’m special,” he explained. “But here, no one cares that I used to live in Curacao,” naming the Caribbean island he lived on for five months before moving to Guatemala. It’s true. I live in a house with mostly other foreigners who… Read More Why I like Living Abroad
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?
I watched this 19-minute speech by Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat Pray Love) the other night and loved the little anecdote she gave about creative inspiration. I’ve included a transcript of it below, but you should also watch the whole clip. Her speech about ‘nurturing creativity’ is honest and spot-on. Here’s the exert: “I met… Read More Creativity: Where does it come from?
An article I wrote for the Matador Network: The World’s Largest Independent Travel Magazine was published this morning. !!!!!!!!! I know, right? “Get published in Matador” has been on my life to-do list ever since I first discovered the webzine two years ago. Seriously. It’s been right up there with “Write a book”, “Learn French”… Read More I’m in a Magazine!
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…
It’s been raining for three days straight now. And when I say that it’s been raining, I mean pouring so hard that some people’s houses are now underwater. I’m lucky that I live at the top of a hill, because our apartment has managed to escape most of the damage. But even so, our living… Read More A Volcano Erupted and Our House is Flooded
