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Storms brewing

Had to postpone the flight back to KC a couple of days due to Hurricane Ike pounding the coast of Texas. Appears that all of Continental's flights from Guatemala (and probably most other Latin American cities) pass through Houston, and the airport is closed until at least tomorrow afternoon. ...

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cjones on September 13, 2008 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

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One year

It's been a year now since I started this journey. How can I describe this experience and how my life has been shaped in this past year? In one sense, time passes quickly. In another, my old life seems so far away now. It's been a year of constant change. The longest I stayed in one place...

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cjones on September 09, 2008 from San Lucas Sacatepequez, Guatemala

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Cunen film project

Returned from El Salvador to Antigua on Saturday, then yesterday I travelled with Vico and Henry from the headquarters in San Lucas Sacatepequez to FUNCEDESCRI's community center in Cunén, about 6 or 7 hours away. Getting to know the work at the center as well as accompanying and trying to help...

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cjones on September 02, 2008 from Cunen, Guatemala

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We are in Rio Dulce!

Sorry we have not kept the blog up. I uploaded pictures and got a blog entry typed but by time I got ready to save it, the internet went down. That was on the 21st. We went and looked at a boat later that morning. Came home took a nap, took a walk through the neighborhood, and then came back...

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Greg & Tana Irwin on August 20, 2008 from Livingston, Guatemala

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Tikal

Traveling now for 2 weeks before returning to San Lucas Sacatepequez to continue the work with FUNCEDESCRI. I've been staying in Flores since Saturday, and left the hostel a little after 3 this morning to catch the_sunrise in Tikal, about an hour and a half away by shuttle. Had an amazing view...

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cjones on August 18, 2008 from Flores, Guatemala

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Indigenous network

I've been here again at FUNCEDESCRI for a week and a half now, mostly working on proposals to augment an existing project for media production and difusion centers in the indigenous communities where the organization works. There will be one center at the headquarters in San Lucas...

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cjones on August 13, 2008 from San Lucas Sacatepequez, Guatemala

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Other side

Moved to San Marcos La Laguna on the the other side of the lake, and went for a walk along the north_shore. On Thursday I met Julio, a teacher at the Spanish school who is also the husband of Vila, my teacher from last year. He invited me over to their house so after class the next...

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cjones on August 02, 2008 from San Marcos La Laguna, Guatemala

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La Laguna

In my fourth week of Spanish classes, now at the same school as last September. Spending most of my time studying and reading in Spanish, and doing research online for future projects. Feeling the effects of the shrinking US dollar and high inflation in Guatemala - still relatively cheap but...

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cjones on July 31, 2008 from San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala

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The survivors

From what I'd heard I didn't think I'd be able to use the internet here in this small town in the mountains of western Guatemala, but it must have arrived just recently. Started another week of Spanish classes here yesterday, and last night at the Spanish school I attended a showing of a...

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cjones on July 22, 2008 from Todos Santos Cuchumatan, Guatemala

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Back to school

Yesterday, I started Spanish classes here in Quetzaltenango (also called Xela, pronounced "Shayla"), where I've been staying since Friday night. Learned that at least sometimes it's better not to plan ahead because I had registered online at one school that looked good online but was...

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cjones on July 08, 2008 from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

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