Monthly Archives: June 2010

My New Job

If you read “teaching job in Guatemala” in my last post and envisioned me sweating it out in a humid, windowless shack while my students sat on the dirt floor, shoeless yet eager to learn…well, you’d be a tad bit … Continue reading

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I Found a Job!

My goals for coming to Guatemala were simple:  Become fluent in Spanish, write a book and volunteer.  Well, thus far I’ve managed to become fluent in SpanGlish, write two-thirds of a book and volunteer for two whole hours at a … Continue reading

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Life’s a Beach

My housemates and I went to the beach for the weekend.  One of my roommate’s has a car and so we drove to a hotel his friend owns on this secluded piece of Tulate beach.  We BBQ’d, body-surfed and built … Continue reading

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Why I like Living Abroad

Today my Dutch roommate told me that he doesn’t like living with expats. “At home I’m special,” he explained.  “But here, no one cares that I used to live in Curacao,” naming the Caribbean island he lived on for five … Continue reading

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My Spanish Teacher

When I showed up to Spanish school this past Monday, I was informed by the school’s secretary that: 1.  My Spanish teacher had “amoebas” 2.  He wouldn’t be coming back to school any time soon Well.  I’m not entirely sure … Continue reading

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