Today we say goodbye to our new friends in Cobán. For the past six weeks we have volunteered at El Muro Hostal & Pub in Lanquin and at the bagel shop Fresh in Cobán. Our hosts, Max and Ann have been so welcoming and made our time here memorable. Veronica and Flor (pictured in pink […]
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We were nearly out of purified water, and then we ran out of gas. My taro root had been roasting in the oven for an hour when I began to wonder why it still wasn’t quite done. If I’ve learned anything from Guatamalans it’s that every problem has a solution. Max, Ann, and their two
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A car honk and the sound of her squeaky car tells me Ann has arrived to pick us up. “Buenos dias,” I say to her as she drives 10 minutes to the restaurant. Veronica and Flor are waiting for us outside. Another day at Fresh has begun. After spending three weeks at the hostal El
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The 8 hour ride from Flores to Lanquin started innocently enough. The 16 passenger vans are typically crammed with at least 20 people; ours had only 7. Plus, the driver turned on the air conditioning. What?! I was even able to write the Flores blog post during the first couple of hours. I was feeling
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