When driving from the Capital, each time I approach Purulhá (Km 164) I reassert that I want to climb this one mountain. It is an awesome sight and the perfect shape. This is it at 8:20 this morning with the mist still shrouding it. So, in an effort to achieve goals (notably #81) and to … [Read more…]
With short-term teams coming and going so often here (25 so far since I’ve been here), I’m often asked where I am from. FOr me that is a difficult question and I have a hard time answering it quickly. I’ve been living in this house in Tactic for 13 months now (after more than 5 … [Read more…]
I feel like this sometimes: What does it mean?
I magically transformed into a 31-year-old man yesterday. It was a refreshing experience and I highly recommend it for all you 40+ year-old men (and the curious among the women). I was asked if I felt older, and the answer is yes. The distance from my teens and twenties is greater now and it takes … [Read more…]
One of the things I really miss in Guatemala is being able to communicate on a deeper level, in my most comfortable language, with people whom I have a shared history and culture. So being back in Canada allowed me to visit with some very good friends. I wish I had more time to share … [Read more…]
This is one of the mountains you see from Lake Louise. I really enjoyed being out in the fresh cool air, wearing layers and hearing the snow beneath the skis. Driving on the other hand, I hate it. Much of Amber’s extended family lives in Hazelton, BC on the highway between Prince George and Prince … [Read more…]
I saw my first murdered person the day before we flew to Canada. We are applying for residency in Guatemala and so I was obliged to go to the official’s office to sign some papers. I took a taxi. The driver had to redirect himself several times because of impromptu traffic barriers put up by … [Read more…]
I was listening to a podcast of Dispatches, from CBC Radio 1 and heard my name! Check it out (the Dec 5 show) … I’m at 18:21. You can get the episode free from the iTunes Music Store aswell – search for Dispatches in the podcasting section.
We took off Friday afternoon dragging our buddy Mariah from St. Albert with us so we could get to Ruinas Copán, Honduras in time for supper. Stopped and had licuados (smoothies) in El Rancho. We got another stamp in our passports (the last possibly for mine as I’ll be getting a new one in December). … [Read more…]
It is not uncommon to see some startling sights from my car. Here are a few recollections from the past week. As I wait for cattle to cross the road returning from San Antonio, I watch from from my car as a bull attempts repeatedly to mount a cow in the middle of the street, … [Read more…]