I can still remember Miss Fitch in grade 4 telling my class to sit up straight and not to slouch. If only I had obeyed! Now I have a distinct cromagnon angle for my neck and I’ve lost perhaps 2 inches of visible height (which isn’t all that necessary in Guatemala, but still…). I just … [Read more…]
On Sunday, January 7, I garnered permission to use the conference room at Red Willow for a public presentation of my film. I had invited everyone I knew in the area and so I was expecting based on responses from people about 30-40 people. In the end 50 people showed up. I was just short … [Read more…]
Last April, while a group from Calgary were helping us construct a new school in Mocohan, accross the field a group of seniors from a Vancouver public high school were inaugurating a project they had spent 5 days working on. Their project was a communal chicken coop for women of the community to raise chickens … [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…]
Eating. The Joy. While we were in Canada, people fed us as though we hadn’t eaten since we left 15 months earlier. It was great! (We only ate out twice from what I can recall) Being the guest, I was prodded over and over to have seconds and thirds. I didn’t mind so much. I … [Read more…]
Somehow I ended up signing up for a MySpace account so that I could visit some friends’ spaces. I already have a website and this blog, so why would I need to invest any time in a MySpace, so I just state that people should go to my website or blog. Something really bothers me … [Read more…]
These tortillas are made from black corn. The house is full of smoke. Spanish has a verb for making tortillas: tortillar Spanish has a noun for the person who makes tortillas: tortillador Tortillas don’t have much flavour – think Doritos without the seasoning. Process for making a corn tortilla in Guatemala: plant the corn weed … [Read more…]
Several months ago, Amber returned home from the market with a bag of macademia nuts. Without a nutcracker, we would smash them on the back step with a hammer. Inevitably, some would scuttle off the step and we couldn’t find them. Yesterday, Blaise was adventuring behind the house and discovered one of the lost treasures. … [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…]
Came accross these highly charged political cartoons featured on the Harper’s* website. Some amazing cartoons. * Harper’s Magazine, not Stephen Harper