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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...

permalink written by  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...

permalink written by  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...

permalink written by  cjones on July 8, 2008 from Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
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Birthday in Guatemala

Arrived in Guatemala on Monday and met with the staff of FUNCEDESCRI (Fundación de Servicios Cristianos) yesterday about returning to work with them on a project to build the infrastructure for their rural communities to be able to produce their own education and training materials. This is...

permalink written by  cjones on July 4, 2008 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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El Estor

Spent about 8 hours today in an old bus with bad suspension on a bad dirt and gravel road, traveling from Coban to El Estor on Lago Izabal, the largest lake in Guatemala. Too much bouncing around to do much other than admire the scenery. Couldn't really converse with the other passengers since...

permalink written by  cjones on October 1, 2007 from El Estor, Guatemala
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Decompressing in Coban

Wow! I feel like I've just reentered the modern world after spending the week in Campur, a couple of hours bus ride northeast of here. Learned a lot this week about the conditions, life and work in this very poor region of Guatemala. Slept in a bunk at the FUNCEDESCRI center, but each day a...

permalink written by  cjones on September 29, 2007 from Coban, Guatemala
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FUNCEDESCRI field site in Campur

Just a blog stub to show my location on the map.

permalink written by  cjones on September 24, 2007 from Campur, Guatemala
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Back to Antigua

Resting up and making plans for the rest of the trip this weekend. Also need to shop for some more suitable clothes for working on the farm. Leaving for Campur on Monday, where the community does not have electricity so I'll be out of contact by internet until next weekend. Yesterday I...

permalink written by  cjones on September 22, 2007 from Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
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Training for field work

I've been here at the headquarters of FUNCEDESCRI (Fundacion Centro de Servicios Cristianos) for 3 days now, working on the farm at the center, and learning a lot about the organization, its projects, conditions in the zones where it works, and more about the obstacles and challenges in...

permalink written by  cjones on September 19, 2007 from San Lucas Sacatepequez, Guatemala
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Sustainable development projects at Lago de Atitlan

In the past few days, I visited a couple of sustainable development projects in San_Juan_La_Laguna - a small town about a half hour's walk from San Pedro. The first was a textile and handicraft association called the Asociacion de Mujeres Tejedoras Con Tinte Natural, which uses natural dyes...

permalink written by  cjones on September 14, 2007 from San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala
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