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| 31st August 2008 Steve White | Thanks! - From: Home Again Hey Nat and Tim, As usual, I read your update on Guatemalan time, weeks after it was posted. Thanks for filling us in on Nat (and the chuchos). Sorry to hear that Nat is still a bit under the weather. I just went through a similar thing here. I went for tests with the Docs--Nothing! Months of intestinal pain, constant diarrhea, low energy, etc and they couldn't find anything. Yet, they confidently offered 20 days of antibiotic treatment as a cure for an unknown illness. So I, like a good shaman, ignored their treatment, went with one of my spiritual guides in Reu, had a cleaning with eggs, candles, ocotes, and good 'ol Quetzalteca, and Viola! normal again. The guide said it was due to my process in becoming a priest. When one gets stronger spiritually, the dark side gets stronger as well and needs be balanced. This diagnosis I bought, as it worked. And this lead me to think about Nat. She was (on our last visit at the Lake) growing, or better said, had grown quite a bit spiritually. She was much clearer than I remember her being. So, maybe, just maybe, she is going through the same thing. Who knows. Whatever. Anyway, we include you both in our prayers, ceremonies, and Reiki circles. Every lit bit helps, no? Well, that is all from down here. Again, thanks for the update! Steve. |
| 25th August 2008 Kat | Hi cuz's - From: Home Again Let me know as soon as you hear more......that has me worried! I'm thinking about going down to Seattle in January....would love to make a stop if your at home.....or in the same continent....lol...let me know. Miss you tons! |
| 16th August 2008 anonymous | - From: Home Again so sorry to hear about your intestinal issues, Nat! hope you feel better soon!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 14th August 2008 Tricia | you mean July - From: Home Again You really flew back July 25. We flew out on the 30th. Great job on the narrative. |
| 14th August 2008 Aana Blalock | Prayer for healt - From: Home Again Will be praying that Natalie is back to 100 percent quickly. Now that you are back stateside, if you ever happen to be near Missoula let me know. I'll be here until January when we head back to Germany. Blessings. |
| 13th August 2008 Syd | Good to see happy puppy, Natalie, pics - From: Home Again Although the doctors can't seem to stop scratching their heads and figure out what's going on, it seems from the photos that there's at least some smiles. Glad to hear you two are back together, and I sent this link to all the English teachers here, including the ones that didn't know you! Best of luck in the process, Syd |
| 13th August 2008 Judy | Thanks for the update! - From: Home Again I'm sorry that you still don't have any answers, Nat, but it was great to be updated all the same! Good luck in Bellingham, I know how much you love it over there. Don't be a stranger! Take care and keep in touch. Love ya! |
| 30th May 2008 Aana | Great adventure - From: San Cristobal de Las Casas & Agua Azul Loved reading about this latest adventure for you two. The pictures are great. :) Look forward to hearing more! |
| 24th May 2008 eveline | awesome - From: San Cristobal de Las Casas & Agua Azul awesome pictures....enjoy the stories , and the pictures. thanks for sharing......you both are having an awesome adventure indeed. it is so cool to live it through you, by seeing everything you send. many blessings, keep up living your lives to your fullest. great job. |
| 23rd May 2008 tami | thanks again! - From: San Cristobal de Las Casas & Agua Azul love all the pics. thanks for taking the time to blog. wish i could have been there for the salmon dive. i love diving off of cliffs! |
| 30th April 2008 Chris | sea turtles - From: Living and working in Guatemala Hi you two! Love the turtles, struggling to make it to the sea. Glad to hear you are making it 'out and about' to see more of Guatemala. Can't wait to hear more! Love ya . . . Chris |
| 15th April 2008 Zachary Robertson | Heart fruit - From: Living and working in Guatemala Tom forwarded this to me under the title of "how about them turtles." I realy didn't know what to expect. Its so good to hear from you! Love you both lots. Could you do me a favor? in a realy nice place, in soft soil,could you plant an invisible fruit made of part of my heart. I like the idea of planting heart fruit in dear places. Thanks, Zac. |
| 15th April 2008 anne | You guys rock and roll - From: Living and working in Guatemala I am impressed as usual What a great adventure thanks for sharing it with us. I got to share great time with John and Tricia Page so I guess you just traded family time with me. Thanks for sharing them. Anne Clausen |
| 15th April 2008 Paul Jackson | Where Chocolate Comes From - From: Living and working in Guatemala I'll never look at a Hershey's bar the same again!! |
| 14th April 2008 meg | sweeet!!! - From: Living and working in Guatemala lovin' it, Nat!! I played at Semuc-champey during my travels in Guate, and still find it to be the most beautiful place on earth!!! We also explored that nearby water cave by candlelight!! It was nuts!! Thanks for the update - glad you guys are doing so well! peace sister ~meg |
| 14th April 2008 tomiSu | LoveThatChocolate!! - From: Living and working in Guatemala HeyNatAndTim---great to hear you all got out of that cave and did a posting--{i was beginning to wonder if work was consuming you all!}. Love the shots of the chocolate Nat:-) I'll be doing chocolat desserts at the TunnelHillWinery this summer---got my first order for chocolate cheesecake at next weeks FirstOfTheSeasonSyrahTasting. Did truffles over Valentines Day and had a lot of positive comments so Guy said ''tom, ya wanna do chocolates''. I said "guy, i wanna do chocolates'!:-) And so it will be:-) I'll be in Montreal for about three weeks end of June to check out my friends friends ChocolateShoppe. And, to perhaps, snag a recipe here and there!:-) Not to mention EATthemChocolates!! Planning another looooooong trek next summer'09. GR5 through France----north to south, around the Blanc and down to the Med from the North Sea. If ya around, ya wanna trek? {know of anybody who speaks French well and likes long walks??} I hope Tim is still plucking at them strings. I am! Next time ya'all show up, we could have a jam-session and more jokes about tom and what is he baabbbblin' about this time!!;-))) Keep exploring you two---thats one of the reasons you are there! StayWell, t``~ |
| 14th April 2008 Mollie | Oh Crud! - From: Living and working in Guatemala Now that Maddie has seen that spider, she will NEVER leave North America... Thanks for the update (and the postcard for Turner... he was way excited). Love to both of you! -Mollie |
| 3rd January 2008 tomS. | NiceToBeCloseToTheAction... - From: Happy New Year ...and the heat. Ya'all missin' some g-r-e-a-t snow here; while I'm missin' the heat there! Loved the 'poof' from that volcano, reminds me of what we did as kids with 'natural-gas' and, making 'volcanos' for school projects... StayWellNat&TimInTheNewYear'08:-) t``~ |
| 2nd January 2008 Erika | New Year - From: Happy New Year Whoa all that hot magma looks muy peligroso! Happy New Year, nice to see that all is well!!! |
| 31st December 2007 ryan | Woohoo! - From: Happy New Year Happy New Year, glad to see you guys are having fun. Something I thought you might like to check out is a band called Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers. They are from the Arizona, so they have a lot of Hispanic ties and sounds. Anyway continue on in contemplation and exploration. Buenas Dias rjp |
| 21st December 2007 chocolatTomiSu | ...I can see Washington looking NORTH!... - From: Life in Guatemala HeyNatBrat,Tim---nice to see 'through-your-eyes'! Cool to be in at least two-places at once! MerryChristmas, and, of course, the best adventures to you both. t``~ |
| 19th December 2007 Ryan Palmer | Hola! - From: Life in Guatemala Oh man, my heart throbs and my mind races just seeing your pics. I'm so glad that you guys have found something, although unexpected, but I guess that is the way travel and life is. Hope you have an awesome christmas. later, rjp |
| 18th December 2007 Sherry P | Yipee Guatemala! - From: Life in Guatemala Hi Tim and Nat, So fun to see what your up to and hear about your adventures! You guys are RockStars! We got snow, snow & snow here and its a much slower pace these days. I hope that Sara and Jared make it down to see you soon. Merry holiday! Sherry |
| 18th December 2007 Josh | Woohoo! Merry Xmas! - From: Life in Guatemala Hey you two! Thanks for the travel blog. It's great to see Guate again, and to places I haven't been to....yet. Great photos as well, I really like the misty lupine pic. Here's to wishing you a Feliz Navidad y Nuevo Aņo. Josh |
| 17th December 2007 Aana | Amazing - From: Life in Guatemala Great pictures. Absolutely beautiful country. As I read about your latest adventure, I couldn't help but think back through time. Who would have thought that we would be spending Christmas in such amazing places. We are truly blessed. We wish you a very Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year! |
| 5th December 2007 ryan | Ahh YEAH! - From: El dia de Gracias Congrats on the job. jobs I should say. Maybe you guys could help me brush up on my spainish. Everything sounds so interesting. I wish that I could be there. Have fun and represent, peace out, rjp |
| 27th November 2007 tomiSu | FarFreakingOut! - From: El dia de Gracias HeyNatBrat&GuitarStrummin'Tim, Great news to hear you found what you wanted and got jobs to be able to stay! The best of all worlds, si! Have a great holiday season, climb every mountain, keep home in your heart, and, keep the earth well in your part of the world while I do the same here.... t``~ |
| 23rd November 2007 Mollie | Hola! - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua Hey Guys! Somehow I missed this posting and was very confused by your T-day posting for a minute or two, glad I got caught up... Wow, how fantastic for you guys! Looking forward to hearing more on the sister school ideas you have. Miss ya. Happy T-day with all the trimmings! -Mollie, et al |
| 23rd November 2007 tami | congratulations - From: El dia de Gracias congratulations on the jobs and happy thanksgiving to you too. sounds like you have a lot to be grateful for! |
| 21st November 2007 tami | i love tikal - From: Tikal that was one of the most amazing places i've ever been. we hiked up before sunrise and got to see all of the birds. my older son nolan really wants to see some pyramids, i think i might try to take him soon. |
| 21st November 2007 tami | thanks - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua Thank you so much for all of the beautiful pictures and descriptions. I'm so happy that you are still traveling and also that you've found a place to settle for awhile. Hopefully I can come visit in the spring when I graduate from school. You guys definately made the right decision when you had to come home last time, but hopefully nothing will come between you and your adventures this time. Living vicariously as well. Tami |
| 21st November 2007 Kathryn | Hola!!!!! - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua I love reading your entries...........reminds me of where I strive to be.....oneday........Love you all. Take care......hope to see you both soon. |
| 21st November 2007 Teresa | Love your pictures - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua Hi Natalie and Tim, It looks like you guys are having a blast. I really enjoyed looking at your pictures. My favorite was Playa del Carmen. Wish I could be there. Trino says HI. Well, gotta Go. Take Care! Teresa |
| 14th November 2007 'Auntie' Donna | Ah...the good ole days of young and carefree - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua I am personally loving reading your blogs. They remind me so much of the days so long ago when I was a military 'brat' scooting around the globe and meeting and seeing new and interesting things. You two take care and be careful out there! |
| 14th November 2007 Lars | Happy for You! - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua How wonderful! We're really happy for you. Love, from us here in chelan |
| 14th November 2007 ~g | Heaven - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua Wow. You guys hit the mark; bullseye. Your pictures of Antigua look fantastic! And what a pretty name for a gorgeous eye catcher. Living vicariously...THANKS. |
| 14th November 2007 lindsie | home sweet home - From: Antigua, Antigua, Antigua Looks like a great place to land for awhile.... all the volcanos!! wow. you both are truely lucky and amazing for taking every opportunity that comes before you... your my inspiration! well I hope you do make it to South America within the next year, as I may be heading that way soon. My freinds who moved to New Zealand have been a bit dissapointed so they might shorten their year-long stay and head over to south america. Which means I could visit two great friends on one beautiful continent!!! I will keep you posted. Until then...keep the updates coming, they bring color to gray and rainy washington. love ya's, lindsie |
| 12th November 2007 The Travel Pages | On the Beach! - From: So it Begins Sorry, we didn't stay on the beach. We stayed on Fifth Ave. at a quaint little place called Conchita Maria, it was about $25U.S. per night. The place where that photo was taken was near Burger King. If you turn toward the beach at B.K. on 5th it will be the first hotel on your right. There's a long corridor into the desk and then there's a beautiful courtyard and beach front dining. We don't know the name though, all we did was eat there. Good Luck and Buen Viaje! |
| 12th November 2007 Lauram | Where is this photo taken? what hotel? - From: So it Begins I am looking for someplace cool and beautiful and on the beach to stay in Playa Del Carmen? any suggestions? Thanks! |
| 9th November 2007 The Travel Pages | Thanks - From: A couple Goodbyes and ... Taxi ??? Thanks for the clarification, that's interesting to note. |
| 8th November 2007 ryan | Exciting times - From: Journal Entry: Traveling Truths! Your posts make me want to pack my bags and get the f#*k out of dreary Spokane. So I might have to restrain myself from reading them, for if I continue I might do something rash. Keep it up. I look forward to your next post. peace. |
| 6th November 2007 peter | to answer your question - From: A couple Goodbyes and ... Taxi ??? to answer your question about fair skinned preference in latin america. the people that control latin society are descended from the spanish, which are white. second on the ladder is spanish+native mixed, third is naive. and the native are of course brown. your skin color is an indication of where you stand in society based on the amount of spanish blood you have. |
| 5th November 2007 Turner | - From: Journal Entry: Traveling Truths! Hey Tim! Woo-Hoo! |
| 5th November 2007 lindsie | tikal - From: Tikal Still beautiful as ever. It's cool to see pictures of places that I have been...makes me feel like I too traveled once as I sit here at work wishing I was off in some distant land. Thanks for the pictures guys and keep us updated! love ya, Lindsie |
| 4th November 2007 CherylAnn | Moved to tears... - From: Journal Entry: Traveling Truths! Your latest post makes me miss Guatemala so much! I'm so envious and happy for you both. I feel homesick looking at your pictures. I'm anxious to read about your time at Tikal and the upcoming elections! |
| 4th November 2007 Guy Evans | Lovely - From: Journal Entry: Traveling Truths! Hi Tim and Nat, Thanks for this other-than-chelan experience! Great reading and lovely pics. Safe continued travels. -Guy |
| 4th November 2007 Tricia | somos gringos con mucho - From: A couple Goodbyes and ... Taxi ??? Thank you for the YouCanTan ponderings. I remembered a day in Antigua in about 1972 when I was coming down with a cold and was sure I needed some vitamin C to ward off the symptoms. I stood in a small pharmacy near the town square and tried to express my request in limited Spanish. It hit me like a ton of bricks that I was a young naive Gringa looking for a luxury that my country marketed to me and I did not comprehend what it meant to live on the edge of survival like many in Guatemala. I suddenly felt embarrassed to be a tourist. |
| 4th November 2007 tomS | ..."no place like 'home'... - From: Journal Entry: Traveling Truths! ...we all heard it, "Home is where you are at the time you are". However, in my journeys, 'home' is most-defiantely where I feel the most comfortable. And some places 'feel' more like 'home' then others, even if I am on the most awesomeist trek of my Life... :-) |
| 4th November 2007 tomS | Cataracts... - From: A couple Goodbyes and ... Taxi ??? ...hey looking out that Belize bus made me think I needed to go and see a eye doctor about my cataract condition! Glad ya'all are having fun. The MArket officially closes tomorrow, Nov 4th. What a looooong season, aya!?!... StayHappy.... |
| 4th November 2007 tomS | StrumminMePainWithHisFingers... - From: Island of Women ...hey great, Tim, that you have guitar in tow...perhaps ya show me a few tunes when you get back to the land of Hi-chinook winds, as it is today! StayStrummin my man... |
