uhh, ok, so im still kickin...life in guatemala is good, its been warm and surprisingly (or not) i did not miss the cold and snow of winter in every place ive ever lived in the states (MI,MA,VA). work is work. some interesting projects going, but those are the ones that take the longest and have the most hang ups and snags. going on vacation for ( Read more... )

sooo, here I am in Angigua Guatemala. For those of you not familiar, it is about the most touristy place in guatemala. Almost all tourists spend a day or 2 here at the beginning or end of their trip. It has been my home for much of the past 2 weeks. Mostly thats because I am finishing my first year of peace corps service so I have mountains of ( Read more... )

well. i should write a livejournal entry. thats what i should do ( Read more... )

so if all i post about is hurricanes, well it is hurricane season after all. anyway, Felix is headed my way, but Peace Corps is all over it and is getting us together once again. The first time it was fun, this time it is kind of annoying. but its also manditory, so ill just have to take some work along with me and hope the power doesnt go out ( Read more... )

well, so appearently hurricane dean, currently a tropical storm off the coast of venezuala, will be headed for guatemala (well for central america in general) sunday or monday. And me with no raincoat! It seems likely that Peace Corps will order us to gather at a couple of consolidation points for a day or two, just to make sure that we are safe ( Read more... )

well, here i am updating my live journal...from the states of all places. Yup, arrived yesterday in chicago. am chillin with some folks up here today, then tomorrow i head up to GR to see the fam, the friends, the wedding, etc. i am sure that this week and a half will go by quickly, gotta enjoy it for all its worth ( Read more... )

happy 79th birthday Che Guevara¡! now wheres my t-shirt ( Read more... )

shoot, i dont know when the last time i posted to livejournal was. kinda gets to be that the longer you go without posting the harder it is to post bc you dont know where to begin. but i have few minutes so ( Read more... )

what? post to livejournal? whats that about ( Read more... )

so i spent most of yesterday inside a 30 foot christmas tree that we are constructing here in uspantan. work kind of grinds to a halt inthe weeks leading up to christmas, as the focus is on putting on a grand show. and indeed it shall be. 2000 gift packs should get to all the kids in town tomorrow, the tree got finished today. fireworks and ( Read more... )