Bistro 5 (one of the places I´m working) threw a babyshower for one of the waitresses I work with. Mariza is about 5 months pregnant.
So I´ve never been to a babyshower. I have no idea if they are all like this or not. There were a bunch of ridiculous games followed by a lunch and [...]
Otto’s mother and little brother are here. I met up with them for some wine and cheese (with promises of Pollo Campero despues - but it all fell through because it ended up being closed).
Rachid is going to be here until the beginning of September. We’ll hang out. He really wants to try the redbull at [...]
I haven`t forgotten the priorities here. Given the amount of all of the fiestas and stuff here, I haven`t forgotten about the importance of learning how to dance. I know from many cases of personal experience here that it is really no fun to suck at dancing. And unfortunately, my dance shoes have not been [...]
So I am going to update the “Semana Santa” page after Semana Santa is over. There is so much that needs to be uploaded. Things are so crazy here that we haven`t found the time to sit down and update the blog.
Check the “photo” page to see other recent photos..
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So you´ll have to bear with me here, didn´t have time to explain. Check back for updates…
We chartered a boat ($12 a head) to see some of the pueblos that surround Lago Atitlan. There are 12 pueblos, and each one of them is named after one of the 12 apostles.
It was actually not the best [...]
So Friday was Charlie`s last day at Familias de Esperanza. We met up for drinks later that night.
And I guess even without the full blown beard I`ve managed to maintain my scrubby bum-like appearance. While we were walking around, we saw a group of volunteers that had helped at the organization for a week or [...]
So Marty had a birthday party on Sunday.
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The party was a good time. Otto`s aunts and uncles took this as a perfect opportunity to sit down with the gringo and teach him a bunch of palabras malas. They didn`t forget to throw in a few hand signs too…
This past Wednesday was both Jaime`s birthday and Fabiola`s birthday. We had a small party for both of them.
So welcome to the Cuchubal, a monthly event held to bring the family together… and take their money.
The Cuchubal is a very common game played in Guatemala. It`s a sort of round-robin event held with a group of usually around 10+ people (Otto`s family plays with about 30). Everybody throws down Q200 (about $26) and [...]
So this Sunday Ana Lucia (the real one) invited me to her house because her family was having a suprise birthday party for her great aunt. Her aunt was turning 87.
It was really cool, there were about 30+ people waiting, and when her aunt came through the front door we blasted music and started clapping [...]