Tagged With: Life Abroad
Imagine if You Could Start Your Own Country…What Would You Do?
There are people in the world that for whatever reason, have started their own countries. Some of these countries are located on abandoned platforms in the ocean, others on man-made sandbanks and at least one is located right here in the US, (on 1.3 acres of land outside of Reno, Nevada). Most of these ‘micro-nations’ … Continue reading
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 months before moving to Guatemala. It’s true. I live in a house with mostly other … Continue reading
Roughing It
If I could only use one word to describe my life in Guatemala, it would be this: rustic. Well, maybe it’s not rustic by some people’s standards. I mean, I have a roof over my head after all (although I use that term loosely), electricity (well, most days), cable TV, hot water (sometimes) and most … Continue reading
The Hippies in Guatemala
If you’re sitting in some cafe in Haight-Ashbury and wondering to yourself where all the hippies have gone (like the REAL hippies, not the third-generation-urban-outfit-wearing posers), well, I have an answer for that: Guatemala. While Guatemala doesn’t even register on most people’s radars (“like, is that a city in Mexico?” – is the usual question … Continue reading
The 999th Reason Why I Hate Kanji
I woke up this morning at seven, stepped into the shower, and sleepily pushed the button that turns on the hot water heater. Or so I thought. Suddenly the bathroom erupted into chaos. Sirens blared, an automated computer voice started shouting instructions at me through the vent over the bathtub and I screamed in terror. … Continue reading
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