It started raining at about 5:30 pm while church was on. Lightly at first, then a downpour. The things of church quickly left my mind as I began to think about my pour goats, tethered out there in the pouring rain. So I drove home, put the goats into their brand new home and drove … [Read more…]
My buddy René and I drove out to Salamá and surrounding areas looking for two milking goats. We’re told that there are heaps of them in a place called Rincón. There was one. So we looked some more and there were a few here and there. We ended having to drive through a river to … [Read more…]
Last night, Amber had a hankerin’ for some churrascos. So I jumped into the car (with Blaise) and fired into the centre of Tactic where hundreds of other locals were making their way too. The churrasco is a very thin piece of beef steak, similar in cut to what they dice up for you at … [Read more…]
Got an email from my friend Carole suggesting I take a look at this video clip from TED. It discusses using technology to link the collective images on the web to form one master image of the world. In other words, if I post a picture of my house and add a bit of meta … [Read more…]
Blaise and I kicked the soccer ball back and forth a bit in our driveway before supper. He’s quite a good kicker, though he enjoys carrying the ball in his hands too. He says “One, Three, Five, Goal!” before kicking. He smartly suggested we play in the grass and I agreed, not so wisely. Our … [Read more…]
I’ve been really blessed to see a lot of the Guatemalan countryside (and neighbouring Honduras and El Salvador) over the past 2 years and on our trip 5 years ago. Some unique places include: Salamá & San Miguel Chicaj Tikal Flores & Santa Elena Lake Atitlan (and 5 towns around it) Pacaya volcano Copán Ruinas … [Read more…]
This little afternoon/evening trip marked the first time I had been anywhere new in Guatemala for a very long time. Vicky invited us to go to Salamá and meet her relatives and eat boshból. Salamá is the capital city of the department of Baja Verapaz. It is much hotter, cleaner, and prettier than our capital, … [Read more…]
Fresh from the cute patch. Living to rumble toughly.
On occasion I like to get an idea of how many people visit my website and what pages are visited most often. The stats give me an idea of which days there was the most traffic (like last Sunday after I sent an email to family and friends that I had posted a bunch of … [Read more…]
I’ve been super busy. The last two days, I’ve put in 24 hours of work, plus 8 hours on the weekend. During all of this, I’ve had lots to write about, but now I’ve forgotten most of what I’ve wanted to say. Here are a few snapshots of some experiences / thoughts. I’ve installed 23 … [Read more…]